DOH logs highest daily COVID-19 tally since April 3

A worker reaches for a hanging gas pump at a gas station in Quezon City, suburban Manila on June 7, 2022.

AFP / Jam Sta. Rosa

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health reported Thursday 425 new COVID-19 infections, the highest in over two months.

This brought the number of active cases in the country to 3,462.

Why this matters

• The figure was the biggest daily rise since April 3, when the Philippines reported 690 additional cases.
• According to the DOH, there was a slight increase in COVID-19 cases amid the detection of more transmissible Omicron subvariants, increased mobility, and waning vaccine immunity.
• Metro Manila will remain under Alert Level 1—the laxest quarantine classification—until the end of June despite an uptick in COVID-19 cases.
• The slight increase in cases has so far not translated into high severe and critical hospital admissions, the DOH said.

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