MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) reported on Friday additional 8,719 COVID-19 cases, bringing the country’s number of total active cases to 102,799.
According to the case bulletin of the DOH, the country has already recorded a total of 979,740 COVID-19 cases since the start of the pandemic. Of the caseload, 10.5 percent remain active infections, of which 97.8 percent are mild and asymptomatic.
The DOH said there were 13,812 more patients who have recovered, raising the number of recoveries to 860,412. Meanwhile, an additional 159 patients have died, pushing the death toll to 16,529.
The health department said recoveries and deaths represent 87…
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