DOH COVID-19 update as of December 11, 2020
The Department of Health (DOH) gave an update about its latest COVID-19 tally as of 4:00 p.m. of December 11, 2020.
According to its COVID-19 Case Bulletin #272 dated December 11, 2020, the Department of Health recorded 1,504 newly-reported COVID-19 cases. This brought the total number of confirmed cases of coronavirus disease to 447,039.
Also, the Department of Health reported 29,001 total active cases wherein 85.8% were mild cases, 6.7% were asymptomatic cases, 4.8% were critical cases, 2.4% were severe cases, and 0.25% were moderate cases.
Moreover, the Department of Health identified the top five areas with the highest number of new coronavirus cases as of December 11 only: Davao City with 122 new cases, Rizal with 85 new cases, Quezon City with 80 new cases, City of Santiago with 67 new cases, and Bulacan with 64 new cases.
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Aside from the number of confirmed cases, the Department of Health had recorded 273 newly-reported recoveries, bringing the total number of recoveries to 409,329. Also, the Department of Health recorded eight newly-reported fatalities, bringing the total number of coronavirus deaths to 8,709.
While the coronavirus disease was still present in the Philippines and the number of COVID-19 cases kept on increasing, the Department of Health constantly reminded the public to continually follow the minimum public health standards.
“Sa walang kapagurang trabaho ng ating Health Care Workers, patuloy ang proteksyon ng lahat laban sa COVID-19!” the Department of Health said in its message of the day.
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