Philippines logs 5,462 new COVID-19 cases

The Philippines has recorded 5,462 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of cases to 1,286,217.

There are now 54,000 active cases nationwide, with the majority (92.6%) being mild.

The total number of recoveries has reached 1,210,027, accounting for 94.1% of all cases, after an additional 7,854 recoveries were reported.

A total of 22,190 deaths have been recorded, with 126 new fatalities reported.

On June 7, 12.6% of individuals tested were found to be positive for COVID-19.

The DOH reported that 18 duplicates were removed from the total case count, and 70 cases previously tagged as recovered were reclassified as deaths after validation.

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