PH COVID-19 cases reach 3,870; 182 dead

Updated Wed, April 8, 2020 at 4:07 PM Published Sun, April 5, 2020 at 4:12 PM

The Philippines reported a total of 3,870 COVID-19 cases as of Wednesday, April 8, with 182 deaths.

The Department of Health confirmed 106 new cases and five additional deaths.

Twelve more recoveries were recorded, bringing the total to 96.

Ten laboratories across the country are now certified to conduct independent COVID-19 testing, with 69 others being prepared.

Health experts have estimated that the number of cases in the country may reach anywhere between 26,000 to 75,000.

The government's coronavirus task force aims to increase COVID-19 testing to 20,000 per day by April 27.

The lifting of the enhanced community quarantine on April 30 will depend on developments in the healthcare system and widespread testing of suspected COVID-19 cases.

According to experts, it will be in mid-April when the country will know if the enhanced community quarantine has been effective in slowing down the cases.

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