The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday, August 9, said that an increase in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases is being experienced across all age groups and not just among children. DOH/MB In a statement, the DOH said there was an overall 59 percent increase in cases among all age groups during...
The Department of Health (DOH) said 236 health facilities in the country are now at critical risk level. DOH/MB In an online press briefing, Monday, August 9, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said it's at critical level because their healthcare utilization is at about 85 percent. She...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday, August 9, reported 8,900 new cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). DOH/MB This brought the total number of COVID-19 cases in the country to 1,667,714. The case bulletin of the DOH also showed 7,937 new recoveries and six new deaths. Total recoveries...
More than 24 million doses of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines administered, the Department of Health (DOH) said Monday, August 9. DOH/MB Data from the DOH showed that as of August 8, a total of 24,479,750 doses have already been administered. The Health department said 13,087,781 have...
The country's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) case classification is now at high-risk, the Department of Health (DOH) on Monday, August 9. DOH/MB "Nationally, our case classification is now at high risk," Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said in an online press briefing. She revealed...
Five cases of the highly contagious Delta variant have been listed in Taguig, according to the Department of Health (DOH). In an online media briefing Monday, Health Usec. Maria Rosario Vergeire presented a table showing the presence of Delta variant cases in all the 16 cities and one municipality...
DOH/MB The Philippines has confirmed another 9,671 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases on Sunday, August 8. Active cases climbed to 77,516representing 4.7 percent of the country's overall tally of infections which stood at 1,658,916. Ninety-three percent of the currently ill-patients were...
Residents undergo Covid0-19 tests as the local government is now conducting "surveillance swabbing" in Davao City. The City Government of Davao has issued an executuve order requires all F1, F2 and F3 contacts of an RT- PCR confirmed positive case are mandated to be swabbed for testing. (Keith...
(MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Thirteen hospitals in Metro Manila have already reached 100 percent utilization of their bed capacity dedicated for patients afflicted with coronavirus disease (COVID-19), based on the data of the Department of Health (DOH). As of August 6, the hospitals that hit full...
DOH/MB Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the Philippines are continuing to rise as the Department of Health (DOH) recorded 11,000 new infections on Saturday, Aug. 7. There were 11,021 new cases detected, putting the country's running tally of confirmed cases to 1,649,341, as shown in the...
Zamboanga authorities continue to implement strict health protocols amid a threat from the Delta variant. (FB photo, Zambo LGU/MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH) said that the public should still expect to see a spike in the number of new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the...
(MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The Department of Health (DOH) said that children are not yet eligible to participate in the government’s coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination program as local health experts are still studying the safety of vaccines for this particular group of the population....
