Philippines logs 121 new COVID-19 cases; active tally at 9,230

The Philippines reported 121 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, bringing the active tally to 9,230.

Data from the Department of Health shows that the new infections pushed the nationwide case count to 4,076,418 while the number of active cases climbed from 9,225 on Tuesday.

The National Capital Region had the highest number of new infections in the past two weeks with 433, followed by the Davao Region with 235, Calabarzon with 180, Soccsksargen with 97, and Western Visayas with 83.

The number of people who have recovered from the disease is 4,001,070, while the death toll increased to 66,118.

As of Tuesday, the national bed occupancy rate was 16.5%, with 4,130 occupied and 20,928 vacant beds.

A total of 9,172 individuals were tested on Tuesday, and 330 testing laboratories submitted data. —VBL, GMA Integrated News