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Active cases decline as recoveries exceed new cases for 5th day
MANILA. A health worker performs a Covid-19 swab test on a resident as they monitor cases at a village in Quezon City on May 31, 2021. (AP)
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June 09, 2021
THE Department of Health (DOH) reported more recoveries than new cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) for the fifth consecutive day on Wednesday, June 9, 2021, leading to a decline in the number of active cases.
As of June 9, DOH listed 54,000 active cases in hospitals and isolation facilities. These constituted 4.2 percent of the 1,286,217 total count.
The DOH case bulletin reported 5,462 new infections, lesser than the 7,854 recoveries.