The results of the saliva-based reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) tests conducted by the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) are now included in all official laboratory results done in the Philippines.
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) is the 'only organization' approved by the DOH to
Department of Health (DOH) (MANILA BULLETIN)
The new cases brought the number of active cases in the country to 165,715.
“The relatively high number of deaths in today’s bulletin stems from the ongoing data reconciliation process with both the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) and our local Epidemiology Surveillance Units (ESUs),” the DOH explained.
“Rest assured that in the interest of accurate data, the Department of Health is exerting all effort to validate deaths as they are reported,” it added.
The Health department said 30 duplicates were removed from the total case count. Of these, 14 were recoveries.
Moreover, the DOH has also reclassified 48 cases that were previously tagged as recoveries as deaths after final validation.
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Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, April 3) The country recorded 12,576 new COVID-19 cases, pushing the total to 784,043, according to the Department of Health s Saturday case bulletin.
It is the third time this week that the country had more than 10,000 cases reported in a day. The total does not yet include data from seven laboratories that have yet to submit their reports, the DOH noted.
Active cases are also at a new all-time high of 165,715, making it the 5th consecutive day the country broke its record of highest number of currently ill patients in a day. The active case count is equivalent to 21.1% of the COVID-19 total. At least 96.5% of the active cases have mild symptoms, 2.2% have no symptoms, 0.5% are in critical condition, 0.5% are severe cases, and 0.3% are in moderate condition.