Philippines logs 142 new COVID-19 infections

The Philippines reported 142 new infections of COVID-19 on Sunday, data released by the Department of Health (DOH) showed.

According to GMA News Research, this is the fifth straight day the country has recorded over 100 new cases, and brings the country's total caseload to 4,075,524.

The country currently has 9,182 active cases, reflecting a decline from 9,188 on Saturday—the first after three straight days of increases.

Recoveries stood at 4,000,321 or 193 more than the previous day, the highest in four days.

There were 13 new deaths reported—the highest in three days after two straight days of fewer than 10 new deaths—bringing the total fatalities to 66,021.

The regions with the highest number of cases in the past two weeks were Metro Manila with 448, followed by Calabarzon with 202, the Davao region with 181, Western Visayas with 97, and Central Luzon with 70.

Broken down in terms of provinces and cities, Davao del Sur province had the highest tally with 136 cases, followed by the City of Manila with 113, Rizal with 72, Quezon City with 70, and Cavite province with 64.

The same data showed that there were 8,174 samples from 7,597 individuals tested on Saturday, with data submitted by 299 laboratories. The cumulative positivity rate stood at 13.6%.

In terms of facilities, the DOH recorded a bed occupancy rate of 16.9% with 4,314 of the 25,474 beds occupied.

Latest data from the DOH show that there were 166.344 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines administered as of February 12—71.033 million first doses, 73.860 million complete doses, and 21.450 million booster doses. — Jon Viktor D. Cabuenas/BM, GMA Integrated News