MANILA, Philippines — The total number of COVID-19 cases in the Philippines has reached 616,611 as 5,000 new infections were recorded, the Department of Health (DOH) said Saturday.
The number of new COVID-19 cases is the highest so far in 2021. It was on Aug. 26, 2020, when the DOH reported COVID-19 infections reaching the 5,000-mark, with 5,277 cases.
Of the total cases, 56,679 are active cases, of which 92.3 percent are mild, 4.3 percent are asymptomatic, 1.4 percent are critical, 1.4 percent are severe and 0.66 percent are moderate.
Meanwhile, the DOH also reported 281 additional recoveries and 72 additional deaths, bringing the total to 547,166 and 12,766, respectively.
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