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Philippines records 918 new COVID-19 cases, 21 more deaths-
Southeast Asian
– The Philippines reported 918 new COVID-19 infections on Wednesday, bringing the number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 4,036,277.


The Department of Health (DOH) said the number of active cases dropped to 18,043, while 21 more patients died from complications of COVID-19, bringing the country’s death toll to 64,641.

Metro Manila, the capital region with more than 13 million inhabitants, registered 306 new cases.

The Philippines reported its highest single-day COVID-19 count of 39,004 new cases on January 15. The country, with a population of about 110 million, has fully vaccinated more than 73.7 million people.
The Philippines has tested more than 33.66 million people since the viral illness emerged in the country in early 2020. DOH data showed that RT-PCR testing in the Philippines has significantly decreased since the first wave of Omicron in January of this year as people switched to antigen tests. ■
(Xinhua)


