PH COVID-19 cases rise to 51,754
PH COVID-19 cases rise to 51,754
MRT-3 personnel on July, 8, 2020, imposes strict health protocol to passengers boarding augmentation buses after it suspended operation from July 7 to 11. Photo by Darren Langit/Rappler
No new death reported on July 9
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines now has 51,754 coronavirus cases, after yet another day of more than a thousand new cases.
The Department of Health (DOH) reported 1,395 more cases on Thursday, July 9 – the 7th consecutive day of new cases numbering over a thousand. The surge comes as quarantine restrictions were eased nationwide, save for Cebu City in the Visayas.
Some 30% of the new cases come from Metro Manila which just entered its second month under the looser general community quarantine (GCQ) where public transportation has resumed and most businesses are back in operation.
Aroud 20% of the new cases come from Central Visayas, home to Cebu City which is still under enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in which only one member per household is allowed outside to run important errands.
Metro Manila and Central Visayas are the two top sources of new cases among all regions.
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