MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) reported on Sunday an additional 1,790 confirmed cases of Covid-19, with the total number of recoveries nearing the 500,000 mark.
The newly-reported active cases put the country’s total tally of Covid-19 infections at 537,310. The number of patients who have recovered, meanwhile, is now at 499,798, including a huge 11,388 recoveries.
There were also additional 70 people who have died, pushing the Covid-19 death toll to 11,179.
According to DOH, the present active cases comprise 4.9 percent of the total count, while the recoveries and deaths compose 93 and 2.08 percent of the tally, respectively.
Of the active cases, 87.9 …
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