MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines on Saturday reported 2,921 new coronavirus disease (Covid-19) cases while active infections soared to 37,093, which is 6 percent of the total count of Covid-19 cases.
The newly-reported cases surpassed the record-high figure of 2,651 additional infections that was announced by the Department of Health on Friday.
The DOH case bulletin on Saturday also showed that the new cases have increased the country’s total Covid-19 cases to 574,247.
The health department also documented 293 more recoveries and 42 additional fatalities of the disease, bringing the total count of recoveries and deaths to 524,865 and 12,289, respectively.
But the DOH s…
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