The Philippines on Tuesday confirmed 9,373 new COVID-19 cases, as authorities cautioned against using drugs that are not certified to treat the disease.
This brought the total active cases to 152,562 and the cumulative total since the start of the pandemic to 812,760, the Department of Health said.
There were 382 new deaths and 313 new recoveries on Tuesday, bringing the cumulative totals to 13,817 and 646,381, respectively.
The DOH said the higher number of fatalities tallied on Tuesday includes the 341 deaths prior to April 2021 that went unreported.
"A technical issue with the case collection systems resulted in lower reporting of COVID-19 death counts over the past week. The said issue caused incomplete fatality numbers and data to be encoded and as a result, there were 341 deaths prior to April 2021 that went unreported," it said.
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Filipino health authorities said the veterinary antiparasitic Ivermectin and the Chinese drug Lianhua Qingwen are not certified for treatment against COVID-19, in the wake of social media posts and politician's statements that vouched for their efficacy.
One of the most prominent COVID patients of the day was former President Joseph Estrada, who was breathing through a ventilator after his pneumonia worsened, according to his son, Jinggoy.
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