No new cases were recorded in the past 12 hours, leaving the national tally at 1,281. Of the cases, 691 were locally infected. As many as 1,103 patients have recovered, and the fatalities stood at 35.
Among those still under treatment, 14 tested negative once for coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, which causes the disease, 12 twice and 13 thrice. No patients were in critical conditions.
A total of 15,549 people who had close contact with COVID-19 patients or returning from pandemic-hit areas are under health monitoring nationwide.
