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PH records 2nd highest daily rise in COVID-19 cases at 14,249; death toll breaches 30K

Published Aug 14, 2021 04:12 pm

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The Philippines recorded 14,249 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases on Saturday, August 14, the second highest single-day tally since the pandemic hit the country.

The new cases pushed the country’s total number of confirmed cases to 1,727,231, of which, 5.7 percent or 98,847 are still active cases.

Ninety-five percent of active cases have mild symptoms, one percent are asymptomatic, 0.8 percent are critical, 1.4 percent are severe, and 0.95 percent are in moderate condition.

For two consecutive days, the Philippines recorded more than 13,000 cases. The DOH reported 13,177 cases on Friday, August 13.

“Pataas pa rin ang trend ng ating mga kaso (The trend of our cases is still increasing),” said DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire during a televised public briefing on Saturday, August 14.

Vergeire flagged 54 areas in the country due to their “moderate to critical” risk classification for COVID-19 and that their hospital bed utilization rate is more than 70 percent.

These areas are the following--- in Metro Manila: Las Pinas, Malabon, Makati, Marikina, Muntinlupa, Navotas, San Juan, Pateros, Quezon City, Taguig, and Valenzuela; in Cordillera Administrative Region: Apayao, Baguio City, and Benguet; in Region 1: Dagupan City and Ilocos Norte; in Region 2: Cagayan and Quirino; In Region 3: Angeles City, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, Tarlac, Olongapo City, and Zambales; in Region 4A: Batangas, Cavite, Laguna, Quezon, Lucena City, and Rizal.

Also included in Region 5: Naga City and Masbate; in Region 6: Aklan, Antique, Guimaras, Iloilo, and Iloilo City; in Region 7: Bohol, Cebu, Cebu City, Lapu-Lapu City, and Siquijor; in Region 8: Ormoc City and Tacloban City; in Region 10: Bukidnon, Cagayan De Oro City, Camiguin, Lanao del Norte, and Misamis Oriental; in Region 12: North Cotabato, General Santos City, South Cotabato; and in Caraga: Agusan del Sur.

The death toll also increased by 233 to 30,070 or 1.74 percent of the COVID-19 case count.

The recovery count also rose to 1,598,314 after 11,714 more patients were able to recover. The country's recovery rate is at 92.5 percent.

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