2,157 new COVID-19 infections raise PH total to 393,961
FILE PHOTO: A vendor at Pritil Public Market gets a free swab test amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Tondo, Manila, Philippines, October 8, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) reported 2,157 additional infections of the coronavirus disease, pushing the country’s total caseload to 393,961.
In its Saturday case bulletin posted at 4 p.m., the health agency said 36,260 or 9.2 percent of the total COVID-19 cases were active cases.
Meanwhile, 252 more recoveries were documented, bringing the total survivors of COVID-19 to 350,216.
However, the COVID-19 death toll reached 7,485 nationwide with 24 new fatalities.
DOH, once again, revised the total number of COVID-19 cases after removing five duplicated cases. Of these, four were recoveries.
Article continues after this advertisementSix recoveries were also reclassified as deaths, DOH said.
Nine molecular laboratories failed to submit their COVID-19 cases tally to DOH on November 6.
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