MANILA, Philippines — Authorities on Sunday reported 5,790 new coronavirus cases, pushing the country's total to 1,143,963. Today's additional cases are still above 5,000. Government relaxed restrictions in 'NCR Plus' until the end of May despite the positivity rate in the quarantine bubble still above WHO standards for reopening. The Department of Health said too that six laboratories did not turn in testing results. Active cases: 54,904 or 4.8% of the totalRecoveries: 7,541, bringing the number to 1,069,868Deaths: 140, or now 19,191 in totalWhat's new today?

Source: Philippine Star May 16, 2021 08:02 UTC