Among overseas Filipinos, the Department of Foreign Affairs said COVID-19 deaths surpassed 1,000 after 11 more died of the disease. The death toll for Filipinos abroad is now at 1,009. Meanwhile, 28 more cases were confirmed and 22 others recovered, raising the number of infections to 14,787 and the survivor count to 9,294. There are also 4,484 undergoing treatment.
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, February 19) — The country recorded 157 COVID-19 fatalities on Friday, the highest number of deaths listed in a day since September last year, the Department of Health reported.
On Sept. 14 , the DOH announced 259 deaths, the highest daily casualty count on record.
The agency’s latest case bulletin also stated that the number of infections is now at 557,058 with 1,901 new cases. Of this number, 5.8% or 32,440 are active cases or currently ill patients. At least 86% of the active cases have mild symptoms, 8.5% have no symptoms, 2.4% are in critical condition, 2.4% are in severe condition, and 0.72% are moderate infections.
The death toll has jumped to 11,829 or 2.12% of the case tally. However, the department clarified 120 of the new deaths were mistakenly recorded as recoveries in the last report. It also removed six duplicates, including three survivors and one death.
Meanwhile, 537 more cases got better, raising the recovery count to 512,789 or 92.1% of the COVID-19 total.
Data from four COVID-19 laboratories were not included in the tally due to failure to submit their reports on time, the DOH added.
