Manila Bulletin
DOH confirms 16K new COVID-19 cases, death toll exceeds 37K
The Philippines logged 16,361 new COVID-19 infections on Tuesday, September 21, 2021, bringing the total number of cases to 2,401,916.
Active COVID-19 cases decreased to 171,142.
The national death toll reached 37,074 with 140 additional fatalities reported.
A total of 21,974 new recoveries were recorded, increasing the overall recovery count to 2,193,700.
The DOH reported that 61 duplicates were removed from the total case count, and 60 recoveries were reclassified as deaths.
Nationwide, 78% of intensive care unit (ICU) beds are occupied, and 58% of mechanical ventilators are in use.
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