MANILA, Philippines — Nearly three million Filipinos or 2.6 percent of the Philippines’ estimated population of 106 million may have been infected with COVID-19 from April to June but are undetected, a study from the Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) has shown. “The study at hand discloses that 49 out of every 50 COVID-19-positive persons in the Philippines have gone undetected during the second quarter of this year,” Cruz said. The Philippines has been under lockdown since mid-March, with the government changing the classifications or levels every 15 days. As of Tuesday, the Philippines recorded 169,213 COVID-19 cases with 2,687 deaths and 112,861 recoveries. For more information on COVID-19, call the DOH Hotline: (02) 86517800 local 1149/1150.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer August 19, 2020 06:22 UTC