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Philippine Genome Center is country’s 18th coronavirus testing hub
The Philippine Genome Center has been officially recognized as a COVID-19 testing facility by the Department of Health (DOH).
This addition increases the total number of COVID-19 laboratories in the Philippines to 18, with 75 referral hospitals also designated.
Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire assured the public that proficiency testing is ongoing for Stage 4 laboratories to ensure the accuracy of their procedures.
As of Thursday, the Philippines had reported 7,192 confirmed COVID-19 cases, with 762 recoveries and 477 deaths.
The DOH has tested a total of 68,765 individuals for the virus, with 12.57% testing positive and 87.26% testing negative.
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