PH reports 2,122 new COVID-19 cases, highest count in more than a month

MANILA – The Philippines reported 2,122 additional COVID-19 cases on Friday, the highest in more than a month, as the health department anticipated an increase in new cases due to holiday-related activities.

This brings the country’s total to 456,562.

The figure is the highest daily count on record since Nov. 8, when the country recorded 2,438 cases, the data showed. Meanwhile, as of Nov. 29, the county reported fewer than 2,000 new cases.

Quezon City again led the areas with new recorded cases, after recording an additional 160 infections. It is followed by the province of Rizal with 105, Bulacan with 91, Makati City with 83 and Davao City with 79.

The number of recoveries increased to 420,666 as the DOH recorded 778 more patients who recovered. Total recoveries represent 92.1 percent of all registered cases.

Twenty-five more people died from the coronavirus, the health department said. The death toll stood at 8,875.

Active infections in the country, meanwhile, reached 27,021. The DOH said 92 percent of currently ill patients are asymptomatic or have mild symptoms, while 5.1 percent are critically ill.

The DOH previously warned of a possible increase in COVID-19 cases, as more people indulge in Christmas activities.

On Thursday, the agency said that Metro Manila, Calabarzon, the Davao region and the Cordillera administrative region already saw an increase in new infections.

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WATCH: COVID-19 Cases Rise in Various PH Areas as Holiday Activities Increase – DOH