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PH Covid-19 cases rise by 285; 70 new recoveries recorded
The Department of Health (DOH) announced 285 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, April 26, 2020, bringing the total to 7,579 cases nationwide.
The DOH also reported 70 new recoveries and 7 new deaths, increasing the total recoveries to 862 and deaths to 501.
A significant number of healthcare workers, totaling 1,101, have been diagnosed with COVID-19, with 26 of them succumbing to the disease.
The Philippines currently has 19 licensed laboratories, with the Philippine Genome Center recently added to the list of certified testing facilities.
The South Korean government donated 700 units of Q-Sens 2019-nCoV Detection Kits, valued at USD500,000, to bolster the country's testing capacity.
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