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Philippines logs 370 new COVID-19 infections
The Philippines recorded 370 new COVID-19 cases on December 8, 2021, bringing the total caseload to 2,835,593.
The active case count decreased to 12,510, with cases categorized as mild, asymptomatic, severe, and critical.
Total recoveries have risen to 2,773,322, with 861 additional patients recovering.
The death toll increased to 49,761 with 171 new fatalities reported, although six deaths occurred in December 2021 and 19% were due to late encoding from November 2021.
The DOH removed 27 duplicates and 95 negative test results from the total case count, and reclassified 150 recoveries as deaths after validation.
Two laboratories were not operational on December 6, and five did not submit their data.
Currently, 24% of the country's intensive care unit beds are utilized, and 14% of mechanical ventilators are in use.
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