DOH COVID-19 update as of December 18, 2020
The Department of Health (DOH) gave an update about its latest COVID-19 tally as of 4:00 p.m. of December 18, 2020.
According to its COVID-19 Case Bulletin #279 dated December 18, 2020, the Department of Health recorded 2,122 newly-reported COVID-19 cases. This brought the total number of confirmed cases of coronavirus disease to 456,562.
Also, the Department of Health reported 27,021 total active cases wherein 84.0% were mild cases, 8.0% were asymptomatic cases, 5.1% were critical cases, 2.5% were severe cases, and 0.31% were moderate cases.
Moreover, the Department of Health identified the top five areas with the highest number of new coronavirus cases as of December 18 only: Quezon City with 160 new cases, Rizal with 105 new cases, Bulacan with 91 new cases, City of Makati with 83 new cases, and Davao City with 79 new cases.
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Aside from the number of confirmed cases, the Department of Health had recorded 778 newly-reported recoveries, bringing the total number of recoveries to 420,666. Also, the Department of Health recorded 25 newly-reported fatalities, bringing the total number of coronavirus deaths to 8,875.
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 ating pagidiriwang ng Pasko ngayong taon, lubos [na] pag-iingat ang kailangan! Umiwas tayo sa mga malalaking salu-salo at kumpulan ng mga tao, ang pag-uusap ng malakas at mga gawaing ‘talsik-laway’.” the Department of Health said in its message of the day.
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