The Philippines on Wednesday, September 1, passed the grim milestone of two million COVID-19 cases, right as it ushered in the start of our second Christmas season under quarantine.
It took the country over four months since it marked one million COVID-19 cases in April 2021 to reach another million, with outbreaks driven largely by coronavirus variants.
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The Department of Health reported 14,216 new infections, bringing the cumulative total since the pandemic began to 2,003,955. There were 140,949 active cases as of Wednesday. The death toll stood at 33,533 while recoveries were at 1,829,473.
Visualizing two million COVID-19 cases might be a bit difficult so we round up some comparisons. It has been nearly two years since the quarantine began and the numbers still continue to rise.
Just how big is the 2-million case count of COVID in the Philippines?
It's bigger than the entire population of Manila.
Based on the 2020 census, Manila City's population is 1,846,513. This is 157,442 short of the total 2,003,955 COVID-19 cases of the country.
It's around twice the population of Cebu City.
Two million COVID-19 cases are around double the population of the Queen City of the South. Based on the 2020 census, Cebu City has 964,169 people which doubles at 1,928,338.
It's like a filled-up MOA Arena 100 times over.
The Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City can house up to 20,000 people which means that to fit all two million COVID-19 cases, 100 MOA arenas would be needed.
It's 36 times the capacity of the Philippine Arena.
The world's largest indoor arena—the Philippine Arena in Sta. Maria, Bulacan—has a seating capacity of 55,000.
To fit two million COVID-19 cases, you would need 36 more Philippine Arenas with even a bit of a spillover.
It's nearly seven times the vehicle capacity of EDSA.
Metro Manila's main highway EDSA has a daily capacity of around 300,000 vehicles according to the MMDA.
This means that two million COVID-19 cases are like seven times the number of vehicles that pass by the thoroughfare.
These figures were based on the assumption that all two million COVID-19 cases account for one individual each but in reality, COVID-19 reinfections occur which means that these could have been included in the total tally.
But setting aside reinfections, the high number of cases only proves how contagious and dangerous COVID-19 is, heightening the need to observe minimum health standards and getting vaccinated once possible.
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