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Philippines logs 13,177 new cases, active tally nears 100k
The Philippines logged 13,177 new COVID-19 cases on August 13, the highest daily infections reported since April 2.
This brings the total active cases to 96,395, the first time exceeding 90,000 since April 24.
The nationwide tally reached 1,713,302, with 95.8% of active cases being mild, 1% asymptomatic, 1.4% severe, and 0.8% critical.
Total recoveries climbed to 1,587,069 after 4,322 more patients recovered.
The death toll increased to 29,838 with 299 additional fatalities, the highest since April 9.
66% of the intensive care unit beds nationwide are in use while 51% of mechanical ventilators are occupied.
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