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Philippines records 2,114 new COVID-19 cases, highest since October 2022
The Philippines recorded 2,114 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, the highest daily count in over six months and the first time since October 20, 2022, to exceed 2,000 daily infections.
This marks the ninth consecutive day with over 1,000 new daily cases, bringing the total tally to 4,111,028.
Active infections rose to 15,114, the highest since December 26, 2022, and the second straight day with over 13,000 active cases.
While 4,029,461 recoveries were reported, the death toll remained unchanged at 66,453.
The National Capital Region (NCR) leads in new cases over the past two weeks with 8,164 infections, followed by Calabarzon with 4,313.
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