MANILA, Philippines — Active COVID-19 cases in the country have again breached the 50,000-mark on Friday as the Philippines likewise logged another record high of 4,578 new infections in a day.
The Department of Health (DOH) reported that COVID-19 active cases nationwide stand at 52,012 — a year after the new coronavirus pandemic was declared on March 11, 2020.
DOH also recorded 87 new deaths, driving the death toll to 12,694. It added that 272 more patients were able to recover from the respiratory illness caused by SARS-CoV-2 boosting the tally of recovered persons to 546,912.
All in all, the Philippines’ COVID-19 case count is now at 611,618.
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