Philippines COVID-19 cases near 227K with 2,218 new infections

Updated Wed, September 2, 2020 at 4:34 PM Published Sun, August 30, 2020 at 4:50 PM

The Philippines now has 226,440 confirmed cases of the coronavirus disease, with 2,218 new infections reported as of September 2, 2020.

Metro Manila reported the highest number of new cases with 1,163, or 53% of infections within the last 14 days.

Total recoveries rose to 158,610 after 609 more patients recovered, and the death toll climbed to 3,623 with 27 new fatalities.

Ninety-one percent of the active cases are mild, while 1.4 percent are critical.

As of August 31, 50 percent of COVID-19 intensive care unit beds nationwide were occupied, with critical care capacity in Metro Manila at 68%.

The Department of Health (DOH) noted that 38 duplicates were removed from the total case count.

Researchers project that COVID-19 cases in the Philippines might hit 375,000 by the end of September.

President Rodrigo Duterte placed Metro Manila and other nearby provinces under general community quarantine (GCQ) until September 30, while the rest of the country is under modified GCQ.

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