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| The 1,150 new cases recorded today is the highest single-day increase |
The total number of Covid-19 cases in the Philippines
The additional cases outnumbered the previous highest
single-day increase of 1,046 posted on May 29.
Of the new cases, 789 were classified as “fresh,” meaning the
patients’ test results were released in three days or less; while 361 were “late.”
The total recoveries rose to 8,442 with the addition of 299
patients, while the death toll rose to 1,186 after nine more people succumbed
to the deadly disease.
The continued surge in cases comes after more than three
weeks since the government eased the lockdown of most of the country including Metro
Manila, where most of the infections have occurred.
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| Despite a hard lockdown for nearly 3 months, the rate of infection in Metro Manila continues to climb |
Before this, a hard lockdown was in force in much of the
country for nearly three months.
Earlier today, President Rodrigo Duterte named Environment
Secretary Roy Cimatu as the overseer of the government’s Covid-19 response in Cebu City
According to Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, Cimatu
was given complete power to do what is necessary to bring down the number of
infections in the city.
Last week, Cebu
City
More than nine million people around the world have been
infected with Covid-19, and 470,000 of them have died from the disease.
