PH logs 989 new COVID infections, below 1K for second day
The Philippines reported 989 new coronavirus infections on Thursday, marking the second consecutive day that daily cases fell below 1,000.
This brings the total number of confirmed cases to 3.66 million and the death toll to 56,538 after 34 more patients died.
Recoveries increased by 1,349 to reach 3.56 million, with positivity rates at 4.5% for samples tested on February 28.
The majority of new cases occurred in Metro Manila (192), Calabarzon (111), and Central Visayas (101) over the past two weeks.
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