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Philippines’ COVID-19 tally nears 900K with 8,122 new cases
The Philippines' COVID-19 tally rose to 892,880 on April 14, 2021, with the Department of Health (DOH) reporting 8,122 new infections.
The total active cases in the country reached 173,047, with the majority being mild.
A total of 501 new recoveries were reported, bringing the overall recovery count to 704,386.
The death toll increased to 15,447 with 162 new fatalities reported.
Twenty-five duplicate cases were removed from the total count, and 64 cases were reclassified from recoveries to deaths.
Nationwide, 68% of ICU beds are occupied, and 47% of mechanical ventilators are utilized.
In the National Capital Region, 88% of ICU beds are being utilized by patients while 63% of the mechanical ventilators are in use.
The case fatality rate due to COVID-19 in the National Capital Region has increased almost three times higher to 5.36% in the past two weeks.
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