Philippines' COVID-19 cases top 482K
The number of COVID-19 cases in the Philippines reached 482,083 on Thursday with 1,353 new infections.
Recoveries increased to 449,052 after 360 more patients recovered from the disease, while nine new fatalities raised the death toll to 9,356.
Active cases currently total 23,675.
A passenger from Cagayan Valley who was found to have a new coronavirus variant in Hong Kong is in stable condition while isolated.
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