MANILA, Philippines — The confirmed coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases in the Philippines has soared to 501 as of Tuesday morning, the Department of Health (DOH) announced. “501 COVID-19 positive cases, 19 recoveries, 33 deaths,” Health Undersecretary Ma. ADVERTISEMENTThere were 462 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 33 deaths as of Monday afternoon. COVID-19, which was declared a pandemic by WHO, is caused by a coronavirus – SARS-CoV-2. The World Health Organization said 80 percent of patients experience mild illness and eventually recover from the disease, while some 14 percent experience severe illness and five percent get critically ill.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer March 24, 2020 00:11 UTC