The Department of Health (DOH) recorded 3,617 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases on New Year's Day on Saturday, Jan. 1. Crowd at flea market. Saturday's tally already surpassed Friday, Dec. 31, 2021's numbers of 2,961 COVID-19 cases. The last time the country recorded more than 3,000 cases...
Independent research group OCTA said that new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the country may swell to 4,000 on Saturday, Jan. 1. People watch fireworks display that light up the night sky over Quezon Memorial Circle on New Year's celebration, Jan. 1, 2022. Unlike last year where the city's...
The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) announced on Saturday, Jan. 1, that there were no untoward incidents and zero COVID-19 cases in its jail facilities as the agency welcomes the New Year. “We do not have any untoward incident in any of our district, city and municipal jails across...
Taguig posted the third highest number of new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the country on Dec. 31, according to a research group. Dr. Guido David of OCTA Research posted online the local government units (LGUs) with the highest new COVID-19 cases for Dec. 31. According to David, Taguig...
COVID-19 virus The Department of Health (DOH) announced the detection of three local cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant in the Philippines. The DOH said that two of the local cases were from the Bicol region, while the other was from Metro Manila. “The first local case is a 42-year-old male...
Pateros Mayor Miguel “Ike” Ponce III temporarily closed down basketball courts starting on Dec. 31 as he expressed alarm over the sudden increase in the number of new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the municipality. Ponce held an emergency meeting on New Year’s Eve together with...
Metro Manila’s coronavirus disease (COVID-19) reproduction number has increased to 2.19, the region’s highest tally since July 2020, said the OCTA Research group on Friday, Dec. 31. (File Photo / Unsplash) “The reproduction number in the National Capital Region (NCR) increased to 2.19 as of...
The country’s coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases may escalate to over 2,500 ahead of New Year, said the OCTA Research group. People flock for last minute buying at Bankerohan Market in Davao City on Friday morning, Dec. 31, 2021. (KEITH BACONGCO / MANILA BULLETIN ) “New COVID-19 cases in the...
The Taguig City government has urged people to strictly observe health and safety protocols in welcoming the New Year due to a possible surge in COVID-19 cases caused by the Omicron variant. “Minimum health protocols must be strictly observed,” said the Taguig Safe City Task Force in its...
The number of new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the Municipality of Pateros has increased to 19 from four amid the threat of the highly transmissible Omicron variant. Mayor Miguel “Ike” Ponce III announced on Dec. 29 that COVID-19 has made its comeback to Pateros, which experienced...
WASHINGTON, United States -- The lightning spread of the new Omicron variant in the United States has driven daily COVID-19 new cases to a record high of over 510,000 on Monday. People line up to receive COVID-19 test in Arlington, Virginia, the United States on Dec. 22, 2021. (Ting Shen/Xinhua) It...
BIÑAN, Laguna – The city government recorded zero active cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) for the first time over the past 21 months. The Biñan City Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit announced the development on Monday (Dec. 27). Despite recording zero active cases, the local...