PH records 1,019 new COVID-19 cases, lowest this year

The Philippines recorded 1,019 new COVID-19 infections on Tuesday, February 22, 2022, marking a new record low for the year.

The nationwide total of infections has reached approximately 3.65 million.

The country's active case count is now 56,668.

A total of 2,988 more patients recovered, bringing the total tally to 3,541,840.

The number of deaths climbed to 55,776 with 13 new fatalities.

The COVID-19 positivity rate was at 6.4%, lower than the 7.5% recorded on Monday.

The top regions with cases in the recent two weeks were the National Capital Region (NCR) with 197 cases, followed by Region 4-A with 124, and Region 1 with 85.

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