{"id":254979,"date":"2020-05-15T06:52:49","date_gmt":"2020-05-15T10:52:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=254979"},"modified":"2020-05-15T06:52:49","modified_gmt":"2020-05-15T10:52:49","slug":"covid-19-cases-in-ph-breach-12k-mark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/05\/15\/covid-19-cases-in-ph-breach-12k-mark\/","title":{"rendered":"Covid-19 cases in PH breach 12K-mark"},"content":{"rendered":"
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At least 144 of the new cases were registered in the National Capital Region, two in Central Visayas, and 69 from different regions. (File Photo by CDC\/Unsplash)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 The Department of Health (DOH) on Friday reported 215 new cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) and 123 new recoveries, raising the total to 12,091 and 2,460, respectively.<\/p>\n

At least 144 of the new cases were registered in the National Capital Region, two in Central Visayas, and 69 from different regions.<\/p>\n

The agency also reported 16 new deaths, bringing the death toll to 806.<\/p>\n

In a virtual briefing, DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said 2,245 healthcare workers were afflicted with Covid-19, of whom 779 have recovered while 35 died.<\/p>\n

Of the tally, she said 812 are nurses, 660 are physicians, 137 are nursing assistants, 81 are medical technologists, 42 are radiologic technologists, while 260 are the non-medical staff.<\/p>\n

“Sa nasabing bilang, ang<\/em>\u00a01,431\u00a0ay<\/em>\u00a0active cases,\u00a0ibig sabihin tumaas ang bilang ng<\/em>\u00a0Covid-19 survivors\u00a0na<\/em>\u00a0healthcare workers (Of the said number, 1,431 are active cases, meaning the number of Covid-19 survivors among our healthcare workers has increased),” she said.<\/p>\n

Based on the latest data from DOH’s Covid-19 tracker, 184,857 persons have so far been tested for the virus.<\/p>\n

At least 16,393 of the results turned out positive, 168,224 negative, 119 equivocal, and 120 invalids.<\/p>\n

There are now 30 licensed RT-PCR laboratories on stage 5 allowed to test for coronavirus.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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