New COVID deaths rise to 398 in PHL as DOH reports 16,694 new virus cases

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    (Eagle News) – COVID-19 deaths recorded on Saturday, Aug. 21, rose to 398 from Friday’s record of 317 as the Philippines reported 16,694 new COVID cases. Total active cases reached 123,935 as of Saturday, or 6.8 percent of total 1,824,051 confirmed cases. Most of the confirmed cases in the country are tagged as recoveries at 91.5 percent. This is equivalent to 1,668,520 cases. Most or 97.2 percent of the 123,935 active cases are […]