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The Philippines recorded 3,962 new cases of the 2019 coronavirus disease (Covid-19) on Saturday, the Department of Health (DoH) said.
This figure brings the total number of infections to 283,460, of which 68,645 are active.
Of the active cases, 96.4% are mild and asymptomatic, 2.5% are critical and 1.1% are severe.
Metro Manila has the highest number of new infections with 1,440, followed by Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna and Batangas.
Meanwhile, 1,128 recoveries were recorded on Saturday, bringing the survivor count to 209,885.
The death toll has risen to 4,930, including 100 new deaths.
Metro Manila had the highest toll with 52 from April to September, while 14 came from Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, and Quezon), 10 from western Visayas, six from central Luzon, five from northern Mindanao, three from Cagayan Valley and Bicol, and two from Crazy. Five registered in other regions.
More than 3 million people have been tested nationwide.
About 30 million people have been infected with Covid-19 worldwide, of which 943,433 have died, the World Health Organization (WHO) said.
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