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Philippines records 207 new COVID-19 cases

By RICHA NORIEGA,GMA Integrated News

The Department of Health recorded 207 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, while the active tally dropped to 8,596.
 
The country’s caseload is currently 4,079,992.

 
An additional 215 patients have recovered from the viral disease, bringing the recovery tally to 4,005,074.
 
The death toll climbed to 66,322 with six new fatalities.

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The number of active cases went down from 8,621 on Friday.
 
For the past two weeks, the National Capital Region posted the highest number of new cases with 650, followed by the Davao Region with 312; Calabarzon with 247; Northern Mindanao with 235; and Soccsksargen with 174.

A total of 6,840 individuals were tested on Friday, and 319 testing laboratories submitted data.
 
As of Friday, the national bed occupancy rate was 15.3%, with 3,659 occupied and 20,308 vacant beds. — VBL, GMA Integrated News