Philippines' total COVID-19 cases surpass four million
The Philippines' total COVID-19 cases surpassed four million on Friday with 1,551 new infections reported.
As of the latest figures, there are 21,685 active cases, 3,915,139 recoveries, and 63,959 deaths.
The nationwide positivity rate stands at 13.8 percent, exceeding WHO's five-percent benchmark.
DOH officer-in-charge Maria Rosario Vergeire projects up to 18,000 daily cases in November and December due to the lifting of mask mandates outdoors and local transmission of Omicron XBB and XBC variants.
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