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The Department of Health (DOH) on Sunday reported that 64 more cases of influenza A (H1N1) have fully recovered, making the total of fully recovered cases to 399, while reporting 36 additional cases.
In a statement, Health Secretary Francisco Duque said 79 percent of all confirmed cases since May 21 have recovered from the illness so far.
The new cases, meanwhile, brings the total number of confirmed cases to 428.
Duque said all the confirmed cases are "mild in nature."
"The new 36 mild confirmed cases involved 15 males and 21 females. The age range is 2-59 years old, with 17 as median age," the statement said.
The health chief also said all but two of the new cases are Filipinos, and six of those new patients have a history of travel to a country affected by the virus.
All the patients are responding positively to the treatments, he added.
He also reminded the public of practicing proper hygiene habits to prevent the spread or getting the disease.
As of June 19 the World Health Organization (WHO) has reported a total of 44,287 cases of the illness, with 180 deaths, from 90 reporting countries.
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