MANILA, Philippines — Health officials on Wednesday reported 6,666 new coronavirus cases, pushing the country's total count to 684,311.
The number of active cases continued to be on a record-high since the pandemic began with additional 5,554 from yesterday's 86,200.
- Active cases: 91,754 or 13.4% of the total
- Recoveries: 1,072, bringing the overall count to 579,518.
- Deaths: 47, or the total now reaching 13,039
What's new today?
- There are now 508,332 Filipinos who have legally received the COVID-19 vaccine, according to a March 23 bulletin by officials. Some 1,105,500 out of the 1,125,600 doses the country has have been distributed in 1,759 vaccination sites.
- The health department reiterated the World Health Organization's warning that Filipinos skipping the line in vaccination could risk the country's share in the COVAX facility. This came after non-medical workers and mayors were inoculated despite not in the priority.
- Sen. Risa Hontiveros said the labor department should classify the COVID-19 as an occupational disease to allow workers to avail of insurance and other benefits.
- Courts within the 'NCR Plus' were allowed to operate at 30% capacity until April 16, the Office of the Court Administrator said in a circular. — Christian Deiparine