As of 4PM today, July 16, 2020, the Department of Health reports the total number of COVID-19 cases at 61,266.

A total of 2,498 confirmed cases are reported based on the total tests done by 71 out of 84 current operational labs.

DOH likewise announces 467 recoveries. This brings the total number of recoveries to 21,440.

Note:
Of the 29 deaths, 8 (28%) in July, 19 (66%) in June, 2 (7%) in May. Deaths were from Region 7 (16 or 55%), NCR (9 or 31%), Region 11 (3 or 10%) and CARAGA (1 or 3%).

Eighty-two (82) duplicates were removed from total case count. of these, three duplicates previously reported as recovered have been removed from the total count of recoveries after final verification.

The total cases reported may be subject to change as these numbers undergo constant cleaning and validation.