The Department of Health reported that the figures triples the number of infections detected in the same period of 2021, according to Inquired.net.
By region, Central Luzon registered the highest number of cases with 38,640, followed by Metro Manila with 22,666 and Calabarzon with 16,575, specialists detailed.
Central Bisayas recorded 98 deaths, the highest number of deaths in the country due to this disease.
Central Luzon and Western Bisayas followed with 83 deaths, and the National Capital Region with 50.
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