Philippine News Agency
Discharged PUIs for Covid-19 now 548
The Department of Health (DOH) announced that 548 persons under investigation (PUIs) in the Philippines have been discharged after testing negative for COVID-19.
Of the 548 discharged PUIs, they were allowed to go home after two consecutive negative tests.
Currently, there are 64 PUIs admitted in different health facilities nationwide whose test results are still pending.
The total number of PUIs in the Philippines has reached 615, which includes three confirmed positive cases.
The three confirmed cases consist of a 44-year-old Chinese man who died on February 1, a 38-year-old Chinese woman who was discharged on Saturday, and a 60-year-old Chinese woman who returned to China on January 31.
Globally, China has reported 81,109 confirmed cases and 2,918 deaths, while cases outside China total 2,718 with 43 deaths as of the latest WHO report.
New COVID-19 cases have been reported in Algeria, Austria, Croatia, and Switzerland in the past 24 hours.
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