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Philippines records 695 new COVID-19 cases
The Department of Health (DOH) reported 695 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, November 22, lowering the average daily infections further compared to the previous report to 695 cases.
The Philippines' total COVID-19 case count rose to 4,027,469, with recoveries increasing to 3,945,419 and deaths reaching 64,500 following 15 new fatalities.
Active cases decreased to 17,550, continuing the trend of active cases staying below 20,000 for several weeks.
Metro Manila (NCR) remains the region with the highest number of cases in the last two weeks at 3,402, followed by Calabarzon with 1,981 and Western Visayas with 1,472 cases.
Central Luzon and Central Visayas also reported high new infection numbers with 1,132 and 1,096 cases respectively.
Testing increased to 11,399 tests conducted on Monday, November 21, with 338 laboratories submitting results, compared to the previous lower testing figures.
The country's bed occupancy rate stood at 22.3% as of Sunday, with 6,313 of the 28,251 beds occupied and 21,938 beds vacant.
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