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New Covid-19 cases stay below 2K for 7th straight day
The Philippines has recorded fewer than 2,000 new COVID-19 cases for a week straight, indicating a continuing downward trend in infections.
On February 25, the Department of Health (DOH) announced 1,671 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of infections since 2020 to 3,658,892.
Currently, 55,140 cases or 1.5 percent of the total are still under treatment, the lowest number of active cases since January 5.
The country recorded 59 additional COVID-19 deaths, raising the national death toll to 56,224.
Recoveries were up by 1,586 for a total of 3,547,528.
The DOH reported a positivity rate of 5.67% out of 28,039 tests.
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