Philippine COVID-19 update: even more cases, more deaths and recoveries.

The Department of Health (DOH) missed out its daily bulletin for COVID-19 on Sunday July 12, 2020 to sort out the numbers fed to their database. The COVID-19 Bulletin No. 120 for the said date is were only published on July 13, 2020 at 8AM. COVID-19 Bulletin No. 120 reports a total of 2,124 new confirmed cases of COVID-19.

With these numbers together with previous figures, the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the country raises up to 56,259. The country’s Death toll is now at 1,534 after reporting 162 new deaths were added, the highest reported deaths ever since the pandemic started.

This bulletin also reports 2,009 new recoveries, which makes our total number of recoveries to 16,046.

With all these figures calculated, the Philippines now have a total of 38,679 active COVID-19 cases on record. More info about this Bulletin is detailed down below:

The World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 as a Pandemic on March 03, 2020 which started in Wuhan, China. The disease is caused by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome – coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV2) with a Flu like symptoms such as Fever, Cough, Colds and in more severe cases Difficulty in Breathing.

Pharmaceuticals around the world are actively engaged in clinical research, testing and trials for vaccines to eradicate the COVID-19 virus and to conclude their efficacy and effectiveness. As the world awaits for a vaccine for COVID-19, the only way to protect ourselves from getting infected is to practise proper and frequent handwashing, avoid touching our face, mouth, nose and eyes. Our health experts as well as the government urged everyone to wear a suitable and effective face mask as often as possible and when outside of our homes.