MANILA — On top of the record-high 3,954 additional COVID-19 cases reported on Thursday, people were surprised by the Department of Health's (DOH) announcement of an additional 38,075 recovered patients.
This is even higher than the previous count of total recoveries at 26,996 on Wednesday.

As of Thursday, there are 65,064 patients in the Philippines who have recovered from COVID-19, according to the DOH.