MANILA, Philippines — The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the Philippines climbed to 564,865 Tuesday, with 1,414 new infections recorded. The number of people who are still undergoing treatment or quarantine stands at 29,817 or 5.3% of the total, the Department of Health reported. Sixteen more patients died from the respiratory illness, raising the fatality count to 12,107. To date, 522,941 have survived COVID-19 in the Philippines. President Rodrigo Duterte will not put the country under modified general community quarantine—the lowest quarantine mode—until COVID-19 vaccines have been rolled out.

Source: Philippine Star February 23, 2021 08:03 UTC