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How many people have tested positive for COVID-19 in the Philippines? How many have recovered, and how many have died? What is President Rodrigo Duterte doing about it?
What are the latest updates from the World Health Organization regarding the vaccines? How is the Department of Health addressing the variants? What should the public expect in terms of the economy, quarantine classifications, and the vaccine rollout?
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LATEST UPDATES
3 DAYS AGO
Top 10 vaccine sites inoculate nearly 2,000 minors with comorbidities
Data from the Department of Health showed that the top 10 sites during the nationwide rollout of vaccinations for 12- to 17-year-olds with comorbidities were able to inoculate nearly 2,000 from that group.
The nationwide rollout of A3 pediatric vaccinations, launched on Friday, October 29, comes after a two-week pilot run in Metro Manila.
A site in Bacolod City vaccinated 266 12- to 17-year-olds with comorbidities, making for the most number of minors inoculated in a single area. These sites followed:
● Manuel A. Roxas District Hospital, Isabela - 246
● Governor Faustino N. Dy District Hospital, Isabela - 226
● City of Ilagan Medical Center, Isabela - 216
● Caraga Regional Hospital, Surigao City - 206
● Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center, Baguio City - 168
● Batanes General Hospital, Batanes - 156
● Echague District Hospital, Isabela - 155
● Saint Paul Hospital, Iloilo City - 130
● Teresita L. Jalandoni Provincial Hospital, Silay City, Negros Occidental - 77
SOFIA TOMACRUZ
3 DAYS AGO
3,410 new COVID-19 cases bring PH tally to 2,787,276
The Philippines now has 2,787,276 confirmed COVID-19 cases after the Department of Health (DOH) reported 3,410 new cases on Sunday, October 31.
The DOH also reported 128 new deaths, bringing the death toll to 43,172.
Meanwhile, recoveries were up by 5,825, raising total recoveries to 2,698,871.
Of the total cases, 45,233 or 1.6% are active. This is the lowest number of active cases since July 14, when 44,408 were reported.
