DOH logs 2,163 new COVID-19 cases, total infections near 500,000

The Department of Health (DOH) announced that the Philippines has recorded 2,163 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of infections to 498,691.

The country's recovery tally has reached 465,988, with a recovery rate of 92.7 percent.

Four duplicates were removed from the total case count, and two deaths were removed.

Additionally, three cases previously tagged as recovered were reclassified as deaths.

The total COVID-19 death toll has risen to 9,909.

Of the 26,839 active cases, 85.8 percent are mild, 6.1 percent are asymptomatic, 2.8 percent are severe, 0.44 percent are moderate, and 4.9 percent are critical.

Davao City reported the highest number of new cases with 134 infections.

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