Manila Bulletin
PH's new COVID-19 cases further dip; active cases drop below 60k
The Philippines recorded 1,427 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, February 21, 2022, marking the lowest daily infection count this year and the third consecutive day with cases below 2,000.
The total number of confirmed COVID-19 infections in the country has now reached 3,653,526.
There are 58,657 active cases, with the majority being mild.
The DOH reported that 97% of the new cases occurred in the past 14 days, with the National Capital Region having the highest number of recent infections.
The country's death toll from COVID-19 has risen to 55,763, with 79 new deaths reported.
Most of the newly reported deaths occurred in February 2022, with some due to a delay in data encoding.
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The Philippines recorded 1,923 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, February 19, the lowest daily tally for 2022 and the lowest since December 30, 2021.
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