MANILA, Philippines — The COVID-19 positivity rate in the country has further dipped to 8.6 percent as of June 18 from 10.3 percent as of the day before, according to Octa Research fellow Guido David. In a Twitter post on Sunday evening, David also reported that the Philippines had recorded 726 new coronavirus infections, citing figures of the Department of Health, which also showed that of the total fresh cases, 158 were from the National Capital Region or Metro Manila. June 18 2023 DOH reported 726 new cases, 0 deaths, 870 recoveries 8861 active cases.

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