Philippines leads in most number of COVID-19 cases in ASEAN region
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As of the evening of April 13, the Philippines is now at the top of the list of ASEAN countries with the most number of recorded COVID-19 cases.
As of the evening of April 13, the Philippines is now at the top of the list of ASEAN countries with the most number of recorded COVID-19 cases.
The sad development was reported by the ASEAN Post via Twitter.
The Philippines overtook its neighbor, Malaysia after reporting a total of 4,932 COVID-19 cases on Monday night, at 7:30 P.M.
SNAPSHOT: It's official! ASEAN is set to surpass 20,000 Total Cases within the next few hours. In a sign of further troubles for the Southeast Asian region, New Cases crossed the 1,000 mark for the second-day running.#COVID19 #CoronaVirusOutbreak #CoronaVirus pic.twitter.com/4bPUGBBFv3
-- The ASEAN Post (@theaseanpost) April 13, 2020
The same data was also confirmed by the science-based organization, Earth Shaker PH.
JUST IN: Based on the latest updates from both countries, Philippines has now the highest confirmed #COVID19 cases in Southeast Asia with 4,932.
-- EarthShakerPH (@earthshakerph) April 13, 2020
Malaysia is now the 2nd with 4,817 cases. Other countries are still updating. We will post the complete tally later. pic.twitter.com/SkYlpTgEwn
Meanwhile, according to the Department of Health's latest bulletin, the country has now surpassed the 5,000 mark with a total of 5,223 confirmed cases as of April 14, 4 P.M.
DOH COVID-19 CASE BULLETIN #031
-- Department of Health (@DOHgovph) April 14, 2020
As of 4PM today, April 14, 2020, the DOH reports 291 new cases (PH4933-PH5223) of COVID-19. The total number of cases in the country is now at 5,223.
DOH announces 53 new recoveries. This brings the total number of recoveries to 295. pic.twitter.com/yBfaSPo4tG
Live statistics site worldometer.info has also reported that the total confirmed cases of COVID-19 worldwide has reached more than 1.9 million.
As the number of recorded COVID-19 cases continue to increase, the Philippines has just begun mass testing in select cities.
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