MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines recorded 2,578 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, the third consecutive day that the country logged over 2,000 infections. The country registered 2,588 and 2,371 fresh cases on July 15 and 14, respectively, data from the Department of Health (DOH) showed. ADVERTISEMENTREAD: COVID-19 active infections jump to 16,244, after 2,371 new casesThe country’s total cases are now at 3,730,545. ADVERTISEMENTOf the 2,578 new COVID-19 cases, 916 were from the National Capital Region. Despite the rise in cases, Metro Manila currently remains under the most lenient COVID-19 Alert Level 1.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer July 17, 2022 03:58 UTC