DOH posts 165 new COVID-19 cases; active tally down to 8,615

The Department of Health on Tuesday registered 165 new COVID-19 cases, while the active tally went down to 8,615.
 
The new infections pushed the country’s caseload to 4,080,562 even as the number of active cases dropped from 8,626 on Monday.
 
The National Capital Region logged the highest number of new cases (692) in the past two weeks.
 
It was followed by the Davao Region with 328 cases; Northern Mindanao with 288; Calabarzon with 239; and Soccsksargen with 161.
 
The recovery tally climbed to 4,005,596, while the death toll rose to 66,351.

A total of 6,696 individuals were tested on Monday, while 327 testing laboratories submitted data.

The country’s bed occupancy rate stood at 15.4% on Monday, with 3,719 occupied and 20,429 vacant beds. —VBL, GMA Integrated News