Philippines records 288 new COVID-19 cases, 11 labs fail to submit data
MANILA - The Philippines on Thursday recorded 288 new COVID-19 cases, data from the Department of Health showed, as several laboratories' failure submit data persisted.
A total of 2,837,903 cases have so far been confirmed since the coronavirus reached the Philippines last year, of which 9,251 or 0.3 percent remain active infections, based on the latest case bulletin.Of the new deaths, two occurred this month, six last month, 14 in October, 31 in September, four in August, one in July, three in June, three in May, and one in April, the DOH said, citing late encoding of death information.
There were 167 cases initially classified as recoveries that were found to have tested negative and have been removed from the total case count, it added. Watch more on iWantTFC The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved for emergency use Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 5 and above.