The DOH on Sunday recorded 1,134 new COVID-19 cases, increasing the total nationwide caseload to 4,049,042.
This is the fifth straight day of more than 1,000 new cases being recorded, with 1,158 new infections tallied on Saturday.Based on the DOH’s latest data, the country’s active cases decreased to 18,252 from 18,387 on Saturday. For three consecutive days, active cases have once again reached more than 18,000.According to the DOH, the regions with the most cases in the last two weeks were the National Capital Region with 5,591 followed by Calabarzon with 2,260 and Central Luzon with 1,090.
The Health Department said at least 10,313 individuals were tested, while 314 testing labs submitted data on December 10. DOH also said that the bed occupancy in the country was 23.6%, with 6,564 beds occupied, while 21,216 were vacant.
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