MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines on Monday reported 5,979 new coronavirus infections, bringing its overall count to 1,149,925. Today's development saw active cases down by 669 from May 16's 54,904. The Department of Health said some five laboratories were not able to submit testing results. "Based on data in the last 14 days, the five non-reporting labs contribute, on average, 0.7% of samples tested and 1.0% of positive individuals," it added. Active cases: 54,235 or 4.7% of the totalRecoveries: 6,602, bringing the number to 1,076,428Deaths: 72, or now 19,262 in totalWhat's new today?

Source: Philippine Star May 17, 2021 08:03 UTC