918 new COVID-19 cases logged; November total 43% down from October

The Department of Health logged 918 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, bringing the total for November to 33,154—lower than October's total of 57,794 cases by 43 percent.

According to the DOH's data, the daily average for November of 1,105 cases is also significantly lower than October's daily average of 1,864. This is the second straight month where the average daily tally is lower than 2,000.

November's total is also the lowest in five months, since June's total of 13,883 or an average of 463 new cases a day.

Wednesday's new cases bring the country's caseload to 4,036,277, with active infections dropping to 18,043 from 18,250 on Tuesday.

The National Capital Region (NCR) reported the most cases in the recent two weeks with 4,333 infections, followed by Calabarzon with 1,929, Western Visayas with 1,106, Central Luzon with 1,035, and Central Visayas with 997.

The Health department said at least 976 new patients recovered bringing the recovery tally to 3,953,593.

Meanwhile, at least 21 new deaths were recorded, increasing the death tally to 64,641.

The DOH said the country’s bed occupancy slightly increased to 23.8%, with 6,758 beds occupied while 21,588 were vacant as of Monday, November 28.

A total of 14,326 individuals were tested, while 340 testing labs submitted data as of Tuesday, November 29. — Richa Noriega/BM, GMA Integrated News