The Philippines is said to have one of the longest and most restrictive lockdowns in the world. Here’s where we are, six months later.

Aug. 31

The Philippines lists 220,819 confirmed COVID-19 cases with the addition of 3,446 patients. Total recoveries and fatalities are at 157,562 and 3,558, respectively

Metro Manila, Bulacan and Batangas are placed under general community quarantine until Sept. 30

Meanwhile, the country had overtaken Indonesia’s 118,753 cases on Aug. 6 after reporting 119,460 total infections—the highest in Southeast Asia

Sept. 1

3,483 new cases take the Philippines to 224,264; Metro Manila accounts for 52% of the new additions

Sept. 2

The total climbs to 226,440 after 2,218 cases are added to the record

Sept. 3

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases reaches 228,403 after 1,987 individuals are reported to be infected

Sept. 4

The 230,000 mark is breached as 3,714 additional cases are tallied

Sept. 5

The death toll increases by 53 to 3,790, while 2,529 new cases hike the Philippines’ total to 234,570

Sept. 6

23,074 “time-based mass recoveries” boost the total to 184,687, while fresh cases climb to 237,365

Sept. 7

The 1,383 new COVID-19 infections are the lowest daily total logged since July 15 following the failure of 27 labs (out of 115) to submit results; the country’s total reaches 238,727

Sept. 8

The daily total rises to 3,281 new infections—mostly from the National Capital Region, Cavite, Negros Occidental, Laguna and Rizal—bringing the nationwide tally to 241,987

Sept. 9

The number of recoveries swells to 185,543 after 376 patients beat the disease

Sept. 10

The 80 fatalities added to the tally push the total to 4,066, while the number of recovered patients increases to 186,058

Sept. 11

A spike in fresh infections— 4,040—bumps up the country’s total past the quarter-million mark to 252,964

Sept. 12

The number of new confirmed cases climbs anew to 4,935 for a total of 257,863 COVID-19 cases; 186 fatalities push the death toll to 4,292

Sept. 13

The total tops 260,00 as 3,372 new cases are logged. With 261,216, the Philippines dislodges Germany (260,546) from the 21st spot in the world ranking of countries with the greatest number of COVID19 cases

Sept. 14

4,699 additional infections pull up the country’s total to 265,888, while 259 deaths related to the coronavirus bring the death toll to 4,630

Sept. 15

The Philippines approaches the 270,000 mark as it adds 3,544 cases to its COVID19 count; 4,663 patients have died and 207,352 have recovered