Philippines logs 553 new COVID-19 cases; active tally drops
The Philippines recorded 553 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, bringing the active tally to 4,657.
This is a decrease from Thursday's total of 7,340 active cases.
Metro Manila had the highest number of new cases in the past two weeks with 1,666 infections, followed by Calabarzon and Davao Region.
The recovery tally increased to 4,016,863 with more than 3,000 recoveries, while the death toll remained at 66,444.
As of Thursday, the national bed occupancy rate was 16.3%, with 20,044 vacant beds available.
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