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Underlined figures show the day's tally plus overall infection figure
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The Philippines recorded an additional 12,674 Covid-19 cases Saturday, raising the total tally to 853,209.
The number of active cases also rose to an all-time high of 190,245, representing 22.3% of the total figure. But of these, 96.9% of all the infected patients only have mild symptoms, or are asymptomatic.
This is the third highest daily figure recorded since the pandemic broke out in January last year.
The recovery figure rose to 76%, after 593 confirmed patients recovered.
An additional 225 patients passed away, raising the death toll to 14,744.
