BREAKING: PH's total COVID19 deaths surpass 44,000; over 2,000 new cases logged
MANILA - The Philippines' total COVID-related deaths crossed the 44,000-mark on Friday after the health department confirmed 260 more fatalities, data showed.
The country's death toll due to the novel coronavirus is now at 44,085, with a case fatality rate of 1.58 percent. This is the 4th straight day that new infections were below 3,000, data showed. A total of 37,377 cases remain active, DOH said. The ABS-CBN Investigative and Research Group said this is the 3rd straight day that the number of active cases fell below the 40,000-mark, duplicates already considered. ABS-CBN Data Analytics head Edson Guido said the positivity rate is less than 7 percent for the 4th straight day. The day's new recuperations is the lowest in more than 2 weeks or since Oct. 20 when the agency logged 228, ABS-CBN's researchers noted.
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