Philippines logs 6,043 new COVID-19 cases; recovery tally hits 1.3M
The Philippines reported 6,043 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, bringing the total case count to 1.38 million.
Active cases increased slightly to 51,410 with about 90.6% being mild and 4.5% asymptomatic.
There were 4,486 recoveries reported, raising the recovery tally to 1.30 million or 94.5% of total cases.
The death toll rose by 108 new fatalities to reach 24,036.
On Wednesday, there were 7,139 recoveries and 4,353 new infections, reducing active cases to below 50K for the first time since May 27.
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