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New cases soar to 1,623; another 256 patients beat Covid-19
The Department of Health (DOH) reported 1,623 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, December 30, 2021, bringing the total number of infections nationwide to 2,841,260.
This figure represents a significant increase, with new cases soaring by almost 83 percent from the previous day.
The National Capital Region (NCR) led the regions with the most new cases in the past two weeks, accounting for 67% of the total, followed by Calabarzon with 11% and Region 3 with 6%.
As of Thursday, there were 11,772 active COVID-19 cases, with 5,737 reported as mild.
The DOH also recorded 256 new recoveries, increasing the total to 2,778,115, and 133 new deaths, bringing the death toll to 51,373.
Of the newly reported cases on Thursday, 97% occurred between December 17 and December 30, 2021.
The majority of the newly reported deaths were due to late encoding of information.
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