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PH records 895 COVID-19 cases from Feb. 13 to 19; lowest in 36 weeks

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="People flock to the Dangwa Flower Market in Manila on Valentine’s day, February 14, 2023, as they look for flowers for their loved ones. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News/file" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/news/02/20/20230214-valentines-day-dangwa-jc0906.jpg"/><figcaption>People flock to the Dangwa Flowers Market in Manila on Valentine’s Day, February 14, 2023, as they look for flowers for their loved ones. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News/file</figcaption></figure></div>MANILA — The Philippines recorded 895 COVID-19 cases from the week of Feb. 13 to 19, the lowest number of weekly cases in 36 weeks, based on the analysis of the ABS-CBN Investigative and Research Group (IRG).<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/02/13/23/ph-covid-19-cases-in-past-week-up-by-9-pct">Philippines&#x27; COVID-19 cases in past week up by 9 percent</a></li></ul>This is the lowest number of weekly cases in 36 weeks or since the week of June 6 to 12, 2022, when the Department of Health (DOH) logged 1,655 cases, ABS-CBN IRG noted.This is also the first week with weekly cases below 1,000 since the week of March 16 to 22, 2020 when the DOH logged 240 cases.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/02/06/23/ph-logs-1012-new-covid-cases-85-deaths-in-past-week">Philippines tallies 1,012 new COVID cases, 85 deaths in past week</a></li></ul>The number of cases logged for the past week is 19 percent lower than the prior week or when the DOH recorded 1,101 cases. <ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/02/16/23/phs-1st-xbf-case-a-pinoy-senior-with-no-travel-history">Philippines&#x27; 1st XBF case a Filipino senior with no travel history - DOH</a></li></ul>Meanwhile, the DOH reported 74 deaths logged in the past week.As of Monday, the Philippines has 9,198 active COVID-19 cases, based on the DOH&#x27;s COVID-19 tracker.

This is the lowest number of weekly cases in 36 weeks or since the week of June 6 to 12, 2022.