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Philippines' active COVID-19 tally drops to 2,241; new cases at 103
The Philippines recorded its lowest active COVID-19 cases for 2022 at 2,241 as of Wednesday, May 18, 2022, with 103 new infections reported.
The Department of Health (DOH) revised the nationwide caseload to 3,688,100, with total deaths remaining at 60,452 and total recoveries at 3,625,407.
The National Capital Region logged the highest number of new cases in the past two weeks with 890 infections, followed by Region 4-A with 258, and Region 3 with 240.
The country's COVID-19 bed occupancy rate remains at 17.3%, with 5,362 occupied beds.
The DOH has detected 17 cases of the Omicron subvariant BA.2.12.1 in the country, with cases found in the National Capital Region, Puerto Princesa, and Western Visayas.
Senior citizens and frontline healthcare workers may now avail their second booster shot against COVID-19 to strengthen immunity.
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