Philippines sees 5,867 new COVID-19 cases, total now at 677,653

Active cases: &nbsp;86,200 or 12.7% of the total &nbsp;
Recoveries: &nbsp;620, pushing the number to 578,461.&nbsp; &nbsp;
Deaths: &nbsp;20, or now 12,992 in total

(Philstar.com)

March 23, 2021 - 4:02pm

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MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines on Tuesday saw 5,867 new coronavirus cases, pushing its overall count to now at 677,653.

Today's active cases reaching more than 86,000 is a new all-time high since the start of the pandemic in March of last year.

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