DOH: 104 more people succumb to COVID-19
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MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) on Tuesday added 104 more people to the COVID-19 death count in the country.
The DOH’s latest case bulletin showed these latest deaths brought the total fatality count to 25,296 as of July 6.
To date, the country recorded a total of 1,445,832 confirmed COVID-19 cases. Of this, 49,613 remain active while 1,370,923 have recovered.
Of the active cases, 2.2 percent are severe and 1.5 percent are critical that are at higher risk for death. The remaining 90.8 percent are mild, 3.9 percent are asymptomatic, and 1.62 are moderate cases, according to DOH.
The health agency reported 135 deaths on July 1, 177 deaths on July 2, 90 on July 3, 86 on July 4, and 43 on July 5.
Article continues after this advertisementThe total deaths added to the tally averaged 105 from June 30 to July 6. From June 23 to 29, the average number of deaths reported by the DOH was 106.
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