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PH reported 423 more #COVID19 fatalities, the highest reported in one day. A majority of that was first tagged as recoveries.

This raised the country's total #coronavirus-related deaths to 43,044, with the case fatality rate of 1.55 percent. bit.ly/3nFgnmE

The Philippines also recorded 4,008 more #COVID19 cases, raising the running tally to 2,783,896.

Active cases reached 47,690. bit.ly/3nFgnmE

The Department of Health also recorded 6,887 more #COVID19 recoveries, pushing the total to 2,693,162.

The positivity rate is below 10 percent for the 6th straight day. bit.ly/3nFgnmE

Metro Manila reaches 5% #COVID19 positivity rate; virus is 'under control', according to WHO bit.ly/3mqna47

PH welcomes over 1 million AstraZeneca vaccine jabs from Japan #COVID19VaccinePH bit.ly/3mtf8Yk

PH welcomes second batch of AstraZeneca doses numbering 1.5M #COVID19VaccinePH #COVID19 bit.ly/2Y2OBaS

Over 973,000 more Pfizer-BioNTech jabs arrive in PH bit.ly/2ZBzGW0

Gov't says full vaccination of 50M in PH possible by yearend #COVID19 #COVID19VaccinePH bit.ly/31aroVf

Government's adviser for #COVID19 response said more studies are needed before the country could procure investigational drugs for treatment, noting that it is only available through compassionate permits bit.ly/3Ezkjw1

Keeping Metro Manila under Alert Level 3 'good move': ex-gov't adviser #COVID19Quarantine bit.ly/319Ptvj

'Hopeful, optimistic': Restos seek eased restrictions to recover from pandemic #COVID19 bit.ly/3vWPSwy

Some LGUs suspend #COVID19 vaccination during #Undas2021 #COVID19VaccinePH bit.ly/2ZCqos5

Kuwait achieves herd immunity bit.ly/3mAHcZX

Mexico exhibit honors #COVID19 victims ahead of Day of the Dead #Undas2021 bit.ly/3mqXHYa

China’s latest outbreak ‘developing rapidly,’ health official says bit.ly/3CxTpDW

More updates on #COVID19 here: news.abs-cbn.com/covid19-watch