Philippines logs 195 new COVID-19 cases; active tally down to 10K

The Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday logged 195 new COVID-19 infections, increasing the nationwide tally to 3,685,029.

Based on the DOH’s latest data, the country's active case count dropped to 10,576. This is the lowest active tally this year.

The DOH said the top regions with cases in the recent two weeks were the National Capital Region (NCR) with 1,045, followed by Region 4-A with 420 and Region 3 with 254.

A total of 3,614,238 patients recovered from the viral disease, while the nationwide death toll climbed to 60,215.

The Health department said the country’s bed occupancy was at 17%, while 5,390 were occupied, and 26,318 were vacant.

It added that 21,964 individuals were tested, while 317 testing laboratories submitted data as of Tuesday, April 26.—LDF, GMA News