The Department of Health (DOH) reported on May 01, Friday, that the country now has a total of 8,772 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases.
The DOH said that it recorded 284 new COVID-19 cases as of 4 p.m. of Friday.
In its latest case bulletin, the DOH also announced that there are 41 new cases of recoveries among COVID-19 patients. This brings the total number of recoveries to 1,084.
Meanwhile, 11 new fatalities have been recorded, raising the death toll to 579.