MANILA, Philippines — New COVID-19 cases in the country that were reported on Tuesday eased down to 5,867, pushing the country’s total coronavirus cases to 677,653 amid the renewed surge of infections.
Of the tally, 12.7 percent or 86,200 are active cases or patients who are currently sick.
Meanwhile, recoveries were up by 620, bringing the total number of patients who have survived the disease to 578,461. Recoveries represent 85.4 percent of the case count.
The DOH also reported 20 new fatalities, raising the death toll to 12,992. Deaths compose 1.92 percent of the total tally.
The new cases show the continuous surge of coronavirus infections in the country, which started …
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