Philippines records 676 new COVID-19 cases, lowest since June 28

Published November 01, 2022 07:21 PM By RICHA NORIEGA,GMA News

The Philippines on Tuesday recorded 676 new COVID-19 infections, the lowest daily tally since June 28, when 576 cases were reported.

According to the Department of Health, active cases went down to 19,340 from 20,227

on Monday.
 
The new infections pushed the nationwide tally to 4,005,157.
 
In the past two weeks, the National Capital Region had the highest number of new cases with 4,817, followed by Calabarzon with 2,977, Central Luzon with 1,736, Western Visayas with 1,665, and Davao Region with 1,158.
 
The DOH reported 1,544 more recoveries, raising the overall tally to 3,921,708.
 
Thirty-five new fatalities were recorded as the death toll increased to 64,109.

The bed occupancy rate in the country stood at 23.7% on Monday, with 6,739 occupied and 21,680 vacant beds.
 
A total of 7,615 individuals were tested on Sunday, while 301 testing laboratories submitted data. — VBL, GMA News

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