Manila Bulletin
DOH logs 9,661 new COVID-19 cases
The Department of Health (DOH) reported 9,661 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, April 24, 2021, bringing the total number of cases to 989,380.
There are now 89,485 active cases, with 95.9 percent exhibiting mild symptoms, 1.4 percent asymptomatic, 0.8 percent critical, 1.1 percent severe, and 0.7 percent moderate.
A total of 16,674 deaths have been recorded, with 145 new fatalities reported on Saturday.
The number of recoveries has reached 883,221, with 22,877 new recoveries.
The DOH noted the removal of 21 duplicates and the reclassification of 56 recoveries as deaths after final validation.
One testing laboratory was not operational on April 22, while five failed to submit their data on time.
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