PH logs 1,557 new COVID-19 cases

The Philippines reported 1,557 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, bringing the total number of infections to 566,420.

Total recoveries climbed to 523,321, while 22 new fatalities brought the death toll to 12,129.

There are 30,970 active COVID-19 cases, with 86.5 percent being mild, 5.9 percent asymptomatic, 2.4 percent critical, 2.5 percent severe, and 0.80 percent moderate.

Sixty percent of the country's intensive care unit beds are available, and 78 percent of the mechanical ventilators are ready for use.

The country has 62 COVID-19 cases with the more infectious UK variant, while two mutations of concern were recently detected in Central Visayas.