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Philippines records 423 new COVID-19 deaths; most reported in single day
Philippines records 423 new COVID-19 deaths; most reported in single day
Job Manahan,
ABS-CBN News
Published Oct 30, 2021 04:17 PM PHT
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Updated Oct 30, 2021 06:04 PM PHT
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MANILA—The Philippines on Saturday reported 423 more COVID-19 fatalities, the highest reported in one day, data from the Department of Health (DOH) showed.
A majority of that — 373 deaths — was first tagged as recoveries, the department added.
This raised the country's total COVID-related deaths to 43,044, with the case fatality rate of 1.55 percent.
The Philippines — which counted 401 deaths on April 9, the previous high — also recorded 4,008 more COVID-19 cases on Saturday, raising the running tally to 2,783,896.
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Active cases reached 47,690.
The DOH also recorded 6,887 more recoveries, pushing the total to 2,693,162.
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