Covid-19 cases top 34K; 1,006 new infections reported: DOH

In its daily Covid-19 bulletin, the Department of Health said that of the new cases, 788 were fresh cases (test results released to the patient within the last three days), of which 266 were in the National Capital Region (NCR), 251 were in Region 7, and 271 in other areas. (File photo: @visuals/Unsplash)

MANILA – The number of coronavirus cases is now at 34,073, with additional 1,006 new infections reported on Friday.

In its daily Covid-19 bulletin, the Department of Health said that of the new cases, 788 were fresh cases (test results released to the patient within the last three days), of which 266 were in the National Capital Region (NCR), 251 were in Region 7, and 271 in other areas.

For late cases, it said there were a total of 218, of which 113 were in the NCR, seven in Region 7, and 98 in other areas.

There are new 274 recoveries, for a total of 9,182.

However, it said that two duplicates were found from the tally for recoveries and have been removed since.

“Two duplicates (both previously tagged as recovered) were also removed from total case count. The total cases reported may be subject to change as these numbers undergo constant cleaning and validation,” the DOH said.

Meanwhile, 12 more deaths were reported, bringing the country’s death toll at 1,224.

“Of the 12 reported deaths, 10 occurred in June (June 5-21, 2020),” the DOH said.

In an online briefing, Dr. Beverly Ho, DOH director for Health Promotion and Communication Service, said there was a rising trend in Covid-19 cases in some parts of the country following the relaxation of quarantine in Metro Manila and other regions.

In the last 14 days, she said the highest number of cases were reported in NCR (3,461), Region 7 (2,573), Region 4A (405), Region 8 (234), and repatriates (198).