MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines breached a million COVID-19 infections on Monday as officials reported 8,929 additional cases. While experts have noted a decrease in daily infections in Metro Manila last week, the numbers are still high compared with what the country reported before March. The overall count is now at 1,006,428. Active cases also decreased by 2,452 from yesterday's 77,075. Active cases: 74,623 or 7.4% of the totalRecoveries: 11,333, bringing the number to 914,952Deaths: 70, or now 16,853 in totalWhat's new today?

Source: Philippine Star April 26, 2021 08:02 UTC