Philippine News Agency
Active cases down to 9.9K; new recoveries at 523
The Philippines recorded 291 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, December 18, 2021, bringing the total active cases to 9,924.
This is the fifth consecutive day that the country has logged fewer than 600 new infections.
Recoveries climbed by 523 to 2,776,956, while 106 new fatalities pushed the death toll to 50,675.
The COVID-19 positivity rate in the country is at 0.9%, with 35,527 conducted COVID-19 tests.
Currently, 22% of the 3,500 intensive care unit (ICU) beds designated for COVID-19 patients nationwide are occupied.
At least 12% of the 12,200 ward beds in the country were utilized, while 19% of the 3,700 ward beds in the National Capital Region (NCR) were in use.
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