BREAKING: Philippines tallies 11,010 new COVID19 cases, 273 more deaths
MANILA—The Philippines on Saturday confirmed 11,010 more COVID-19 and 273 more deaths, data from the health department showed.
The day's caseload pushed the country's cumulative total to 2,654,450, of which 106,558 are still active. ABS-CBN Data Analytics head Edson Guido said the positivity rate was the lowest in more than 2 months or since July 31. This is the 10th highest number of new fatalities reported in a day, according to Guido.
Recoveries rose by 22,529 to 2,508,387, the DOH said. The country's total number of recoveries accounted for 94.5 percent of the running tally. Earlier in the day, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said children in the country could be allowed to go out of their homes by December should the pandemic situation continue to ease by then.
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