MANILA, January 24 ------ The Philippines confirmed 29,828 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, bringing the country’s total to 3,417,216. Just 3 days after breaching the 3.3 million mark, the country's tally of infections has surpassed 3.4 million. The positivity rate was also at 41.8 percent, which was the lowest since Jan. 5 this year.
The Department of Health meanwhile also reported 36,763 new recoveries, pushing the total number of Filipinos who recovered from the disease to 3,090,164. This means that the country has a total of 273,580 active cases as of 4 p.m. Sunday.
Sixty seven new deaths from COVID-19 on Sunday, bringing the country’s death toll from the disease to 53,472. An independent research group earlier said COVID-19 cases in the Philippines would not reach their peak "any time soon" since the regions outside Metro Manila have just started to experience a sharp increase in new infections. Other regions have lagged NCR in terms of vaccination.
Source: news.abs-cbn.com