The Philippines confirmed 7,228 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, pushing the country's total to 1,269,478.
The Department of Health said 59,337 are active cases, of whom 95.9 percent are mild and asymptomatic.Earlier in the day, the country received another 1 million doses of the Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine that the DOH procured.
As of June 2, the Philippines has administered over 5.38 million vaccine shots against COVID-19, including 4,088,422 first doses. A total of 1,293,750 people have meanwhile completed the two-dose regimen. Officials have noted an increase in infections in areas outside of Metro Manila, which has been the epicenter of the pandemic.
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