COVID-19 infections in Philippines hit 603,308 with 2,886 new cases

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health reported 2,886 additional COVID-19 cases Wednesday, bringing the total nationwide to 603,308.

• Active cases: 44,470 or 7.4% of the total
   
• Recoveries: 221 new recoveries, pushing total to 546,293
   
• Deaths: 17 new deaths, bringing total to 12,545

What’s new today?

• The government aims to vaccinate some 250,000 to 300,000 citizens against COVID-19 every day when the bulk of its vaccine supply arrives later this year.
   
• Some 117,000 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine from COVAX Facility are expected to arrive in the country next month, Vince Dizon, deputy chief implementer of the National Task Force against COVID-19, said.
   
• The DOH clarified it has not detected the Brazilian variant of concern (P.1 lineage) in the 3,420 samples that authorities have so far sequenced.

— Gaea Katreena Cabico

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