1,783 new infections boost PH COVID-19 caseload to 582,223 | Inquirer News

1,783 new infections boost PH COVID-19 caseload to 582,223

By: - Reporter / @DYGalvezINQ
/ 04:00 PM March 03, 2021

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) has logged 1,783 new infections of COVID-19, boosting the country’s caseload to 582,223 as of Wednesday.

Of the total cases, 35,056 are considered active, according to DOH’s daily case bulletin.

Most of the 90.1% of the cases experience mild symptoms, 4.7% are asymptomatic, 2.2% have severe symptoms while 2.2% are in critical condition.

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The DOH also logged 330 new recoveries and 20 fatalities, bringing the total to 534,778 and 12,389, respectively.

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Two duplicates were removed from the total case count, one of which was a recovery.

Meanwhile, DOH said 14 cases that were previously tagged as recoveries were reclassified as deaths after final validation.

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Seven labs were not able to submit their data on March 2.

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