COVID cases top 1 M
The Philippine Star|April 27, 2021
The total number of COVID-19 cases in the country yesterday breached the one million mark, according to the Department of Health (DOH).
Sheila Crisostomo
COVID cases top 1 M

The DOH reported that overall cases hit 1,006,428 after it documented 8,929 new cases.

There are now 74,623 active cases, representing 7.4 percent of total cases, it said.

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