MANILA – The Philippines’ Department of Health (DOH), reported 7,689 new COVID-19 infections yesterday, pushing the number of confirmed cases in the country to 3,601,471.
The DOH said, only one more person died from COVID-19 complications, bringing the country’s death toll to 54,214.
The number of active cases dropped to 136,436, as the country’s positivity rate fell further to 23.3 percent.
The DOH said, the country’s number of COVID-19 cases and hospital admissions have steadily fallen since the fourth wave peaked in mid-Jan.
The national police, which monitors the lockdowns in areas with virus clusters, said, there are only 489 areas under strict restrictions in the country.
The country reported the highest single-day tally on Jan 15, with 39,004 new cases. The Philippines, which has a population of around 110 million, has tested over 25 million people since the onset of the pandemic.
Source: NAM NEWS NETWORK