{"id":269275,"date":"2020-09-19T07:11:16","date_gmt":"2020-09-19T11:11:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=269275"},"modified":"2020-09-19T07:11:16","modified_gmt":"2020-09-19T11:11:16","slug":"3962-new-covid-19-infections-active-cases-now-68-6k-doh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/09\/19\/3962-new-covid-19-infections-active-cases-now-68-6k-doh\/","title":{"rendered":"3,962 new Covid-19 infections; active cases now 68.6K: DOH"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In its Covid-19 bulletin, the DOH said among the total active cases, 87.4 percent are considered mild while 9 percent are asymptomatic, 1.1 percent are severe and 2.5 percent are critical. (PCI photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 The Department of Health (DOH) on Saturday reported 3,962 new coronavirus disease (Covid-19), bringing the total of active cases in the country to 68,645.<\/p>\n

Of the new cases, 1,440 are from the National Capital Region, 354 from Bulacan, 287 from Cavite, 222 from Laguna, and 213 from Batangas.<\/p>\n

In its Covid-19 bulletin, the DOH said among the total active cases, 87.4 percent are considered mild while 9 percent are asymptomatic, 1.1 percent are severe and 2.5 percent are critical.<\/p>\n

At present, the country has a total of 283,460 cases.<\/p>\n

The DOH announced that the total number of recoveries is now at 209,885 after 1,128 new recoveries were recorded.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the death toll increased to 4,930 with 100 new deaths.<\/p>\n

Of the 3,962 reported cases on Saturday, the DOH said 83 percent or 3,286 occurred within the recent 14 days which is from Sept. 6 to 19.<\/p>\n

So far, the DOH said a total of 3,130,345 individuals underwent Covid-19 testing.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, 10 laboratories were reported by the DOH which failed to submit their data to the Covid-19 Data Repository System (CDRS) on September 18.<\/p>\n

These laboratories include the Daniel O. Mercado Medical Center, Dr. Jorge P. Royeca Hospital, Kaiser Medical Center Inc., Lanao del Norte Covid-19 Testing Laboratory, Las Pi\u00f1as General Hospital, and Satellite Trauma Center (GX), Las Pi\u00f1as General Hospital, and Satellite Trauma Center (RT-PCR), Research Institute for Tropical Medicine, Safeguard DNA Diagnostics, Taguig City Molecular Laboratory, and the Valenzuela Hope Molecular Laboratory.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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