MANILA, Philippines — The country’s tally of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases reached 470,650 after the Department of Health recorded 766 new infections on Monday.
The new cases brought the total number of active cases to 22,746, according to the DOH’s daily case bulletin.
The DOH said the continuing decrease in cases over the holiday season (Dec. 24 to Jan. 4) is due to the decreased number of patients getting tested.
“Many people want to celebrate the holidays at home,” DOH said.
The health department said 175 laboratories were able to submit their reports on Dec. 26: eight laboratories reported no operations on that day, while 27 laboratories reported seeing zero pat…
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