Philippines logs 144 new COVID-19 cases; active tally drops to 9,070

The Department of Health logged 144 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, while the active tally dropped to 9,070.

The new infections pushed the nationwide tally to 4,077,757, while the active tally dropped from 9,119 on Friday.
 
The country’s recovery tally increased to 4,002,485, while the death toll rose to 66,202.

The National Capital Region reported the highest number of new cases in the past two weeks with 450, followed by Davao Region with 252, Calabarzon with 196, Soccsksargen with 156, and Northern Mindanao with 101.
 
As of Friday, the national bed occupancy rate was 16.4%, with 4,059 occupied and 20,682 vacant beds.
 
A total of 7,526 individuals were tested on Friday, while 325 testing laboratories submitted data. — VBL, GMA Integrated News