Philippines' COVID-19 cases top 33,000

Updated THU · JUN 25, 2020 · 4:45 PM

The number of COVID-19 cases in the Philippines surpassed 33,000 on Thursday with 778 new infections reported by the DOH.

Total recoveries increased to 8,910 after 255 more patients recovered, while the death toll rose to 1,212 with eight additional fatalities.

The majority of cases are mild, with 96% classified as such and only 0.1% in critical condition.

Recent spikes in daily case numbers have been attributed to improved testing capacity and data validation processes rather than a sudden surge in infections.

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