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Highest since February 25: PH logs 1,323 new COVID-19 cases; 14 new deaths

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="People buy from a road side market near IBP Road and Commonwealth Avenue in Quezon City on July 1, 2022. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/news/07/03/20220701-economy-road-side-market-jc-7.jpg"/><figcaption>People buy from a road side market near IBP Road and Commonwealth Avenue in Quezon City on July 1, 2022. <em>Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA - The Philippines recorded 1,323 new COVID-19 cases Sunday, data from the Department of Health (DOH) showed.</p><p>This is the highest daily tally since February 25, or in over four months, according to ABS-CBN Data Analytics Team head Edson Guido. </p><p>As of Sunday, the number of people currently positive for the coronavirus stood at 9,703 -- the highest since April 27 this year.</p><p>There were also 14 new deaths.</p><p>The country&#x27;s total confirmed cases climbed to 3,708,271. </p><p>Its first infection was reported on Jan. 30, 2020, involving a Chinese woman who arrived from Wuhan City, China where the disease is believed to have first emerged.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/30/20/philippines-confirms-first-case-of-new-coronavirus">Philippines confirms first case of new coronavirus</a></li></ul><p>Of the additional cases reported during the day, 663 are from Metro Manila, the DOH said.</p><p>The positivity rate from June 26 to July 2 is at 6.8 percent, higher than the 5.0 percent recorded the previous week, said Guido.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">BREAKING: DOH reports 1,323 new cases today, the highest daily tally in over four months or since February 25.<br/><br/>DOH also reports 14 new deaths.<br/><br/>NCR with 663 new cases today.<br/><br/>The positivity rate for the week of June 26 to July 2 is 6.8%, higher than the previous week&#x27;s 5.0%. <a href="https://t.co/lHQvwhGzi7">pic.twitter.com/lHQvwhGzi7</a></p>— Edson C. Guido (@EdsonCGuido) <a href="https://twitter.com/EdsonCGuido/status/1543553234815528961?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 3, 2022</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>DOH data also showed that the total number of COVID-related deaths in the country has reached 60,592, after 14 new deaths were confirmed.</p><p>Total recoveries, meanwhile, stood at 3,637,976.</p><p>More than <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/06/19/22/70-million-people-in-ph-fully-vaccinated-against-covid">70 million</a> people in the Philippines have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19.</p><p>Metro Manila and dozens of other areas will stay under COVID-19 Alert Level 1 until July 15, Malacañang said, even as the capital region recorded a rise in new infections. </p><p>Under Alert 1, all indoor establishments and public transport may operate at 100 percent capacity, but only for those with full vaccination status. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/06/28/22/metro-manila-stays-under-alert-1-until-july-15-palace">Metro Manila to remain under Alert 1 until mid-July: Palace</a></li></ul><p>Authorities continue to remind the public to follow minimum health protocols, especially wearing of face masks.</p><div class="infogram-embed" data-id="_/yFVE69R1WlSdqY3aCsBF" data-title="COVID-19 VACCINE TRACKER PH" data-type="interactive"> </div><script type="text/javascript">!function(e,i,n,s){var t='InfogramEmbeds',d=e.getElementsByTagName('script')[0];if(window[t]&&window[t].initialized)window[t].process&&window[t].process();else if(!e.getElementById(n)){var o=e.createElement('script');o.async=1,o.id=n,o.src='https://e.infogram.com/js/dist/embed-loader-min.js',d.parentNode.insertBefore(o,d)}}(document,0,'infogram-async');</script><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/MmyIvf7bEGc?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

The Philippines recorded 1,323 new COVID-19 cases Sunday, data from the Department of Health (DOH) showed.