PH’s active COVID-19 cases breach 200,000-mark

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MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines now has a total of 203,710 active COVID-19 cases following the reporting on Saturday of 11,101 more coronavirus infections.

The Department of Health (DOH) said the country now has a total of 926,052 COVID-19 cases, of which 22 percent are active cases.

Of this number, 706,532 are recoveries, including 799 additional patients who have survived the disease. Recoveries represent 76.3 percent of the tally.

Meanwhile, the death toll also rose to 15,810 with 72 more deaths. Deaths account for 1.71 percent of the caseload.

Of the active cases, 98.9 percent are classified as mild and asymptomatic.

On the positivity rate, the DO…

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