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More than half of COVID-19 patients have zero to mild symptoms —DOH
The Philippines' COVID-19 recoveries have surpassed its death toll for the second consecutive day, with the Department of Health (DOH) reporting a record 82 new recoveries and 13 new deaths.
The total number of recoveries nationwide has reached 435, while the death toll has climbed to 362.
New infections bring the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the country to 5,660.
DOH data indicates that 75% of patients exhibit mild symptoms, 9% are asymptomatic, 1% are in severe condition, and another 1% are critical.
The DOH also noted that the reported recovery numbers may be higher, as they only account for patients who have undergone repeat testing and not those who have clinically recovered or been discharged by doctors with instructions to self-quarantine.
As of Wednesday night, the country's testing centers have performed 42,215 individual tests, with 6,188 testing positive for the virus.
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