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Philippines records 577 new COVID-19 cases; active tally at 45K
The Philippines logged 577 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, March 20, 2022, bringing the total number of infections to 3,674,286.
The country's active COVID-19 cases decreased to 45,201, with recoveries reaching 3,570,822 and the death toll climbing to 58,263.
Nationwide, intensive care unit (ICU) bed utilization for COVID-19 patients remains at 24.64%, isolation beds at 22.04%, and ward beds at 13.66%.
In the National Capital Region (NCR), ICU bed occupancy is at 24.68%, isolation beds at 21.44%, and ward beds at 24.12%.
The regions with the most cases in the past two weeks were the NCR with 2,135 infections, Region 4-A with 969, and Region 6 with 731.
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