MANILA, Philippines — Active COVID-19 cases in the country rose to 167,279 on Thursday following the detection of 9,216 additional infections.
Data from the Department of Health (DOH) showed there were also 598 patients who have recovered, raising the number of recoveries to 645,968, or 78.1 percent of all COVID-19 cases in the country.
However, 60 more people have died, putting the death toll to 14,119, or 1.70 percent of the case count.
Total COVID-19 cases in the Philippines has reached 828,366, including 20.2 percent that are active cases, since the first infection was recorded in January last year. Of the active cases, 98.8 percent are mild and asymptomatic.
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