PH COVID-19 recoveries rise to 561.5K
The Philippines reported a rise in COVID-19 recoveries to 561,530 on Thursday, March 18.
New confirmed cases increased by 5,290, pushing the total active cases to a record-high of 66,567 this year.
Of these active cases, about 93.3% are mild, 3.7% asymptomatic, 1.2% severe, and 1.2% critical.
The death toll rose by 21 new fatalities to a total of 12,887.
Four duplicate cases were removed from the total case count, with six previously tagged recoveries reclassified as deaths after validation.
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