The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the Philippines climbed further to 57,006 on Monday, July 13, after 836 new cases were reported nationwide.
The newly-reported cases include 749 fresh cases and 87 late cases. Fresh cases cover tests results released to patients in the last 3 days, while late cases refer to results released to patients 4 or more days ago.
Before Monday, the Department of Health (DOH)reported more than 1,000 confirmed coronavirus infections every day for 10 days. On Sunday, July 12, health officials failed to deliver the daily updates on the number of cases – a first since the outbreak started in January. Officials had attributed the delay to a “significant volume of data gathered,” which kept its data team validating numbers past midnight.
Monday’s latest count of 57,006 confirmed cases brings the number of infections in the country nearer to the 60,000 cases University of the Philippines researchers projected the country could reach by the end of July.
Meanwhile, the number of deaths grew to 1,599, following 65 new fatalities reported. The 65 deaths included 54 that took place before June, and 9 in July. Another two happened in May.
On Sunday, the DOH tallied the highest number of deaths reported in a single day, which it attributed to more data coming from local government units (LGUs).