Based on the latest bulletin, 33,529 samples were received by testing laboratories on the said date, 12.5 percent of which were found positive for the virus.
MANILA - The Philippines posted 4,842 additional COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, as the country began rolling out its first doses of Pfizer jabs sourced from the vaccine-sharing platform COVAX.
The Department of Health noted that the day's relatively low number of fresh cases was due to the "low testing output" from accredited laboratories on Monday.
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