Philippines' COVID-19 tally reaches 4 million with 1,551 new cases

The Philippines' COVID-19 case count reached four million with 1,551 new infections on Thursday, the Department of Health (DOH) reported.

According to the DOH’s latest data, the new cases brought the nationwide caseload to 4,000,783.

The latest data also showed that the active tally increased to 21,685 from 21,215 on Thursday.

The DOH said the National Capital Region (NCR) recorded the highest cases in the recent two weeks with 5,944, followed by Calabarzon with 3,478, Central Luzon with 2,037, Western Visayas with 1,689, and Davao Region with 1,226.

The recovery tally increased to 3,915,139, while the death toll now totals 63,959 with 38 new fatalities.

At least 14,083 individuals were tested, while 341 testing laboratories submitted data as of Thursday, October 27.

The bed occupancy in the country stood at 25%with at least 7,175 beds occupied and 21,486 were vacant as of Wednesday, October 26.—LDF, GMA News