28,471 new Covid-19 cases in Philippines


A health worker collects a swab sample from a passenger to test for the Covid-19 coronavirus, at a train station in Quezon City, suburban Manila on Jan 18, 2022. - AFP

MANILA (Philippine Daily Inquirer/Asia News Network — The Department of Health (DOH) confirmed on Tuesday (Jan 18) 28,471 additional Covid-19 cases — a figure lower than Monday’s 37,070 cases but with fewer tests.

With 34,892 recoveries, the total number of active cases slightly went down from over 290,938 on Monday to 284,458 on Tuesday. Meanwhile, 34 more patients have died.

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