BREAKING: COVID-19 cases in PH breach 4,000 mark; now at 4,076

By: Daphne Galvez - 5 years ago

This undated electron microscope image made available by the U.S. National Institutes of Health in February 2020 shows the Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. Also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus causes COVID-19. The sample was isolated from a patient in the U.S. Dozens of research groups around the world are racing to create a vaccine as COVID-19 cases continue to grow. (NIAID-RML via AP)

MANILA, Philippines — With 206 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) recorded on Thursday, the total has surpassed the 4,000 mark at 4,076.

Meanwhile, more than 200 COVID-19 patients have died of the disease as the Department of Health (DOH) recorded 21 new deaths, raising the death toll to 203.

A record-high day-to-day increase in recoveries was also posted on Thursday, with 28 new patients beating the disease, bringing the total to 124 recoveries.

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