MANILA, Philippines — Some 2,037 more people in the country have contracted the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19), boosting the number of active patients to 31,708, the Department of Health (DOH) reported Monday.
According to the health agency, the 31,708 active cases represent 5.5 percent of the recorded nationwide 578,381 COVID-19 infections as of March 1.
It also said that most patients or 89.3 percent who were categorized under active cases have shown only mild symptoms while 5.0 percent were asymptomatic. It further noted that 2.3 percent of active cases manifested severe symptoms as 2.5 percent were in critical condition.
DOH also said the country posted 86 co…
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