The death toll climbed to 8,690 after 22 fatalities were registered in the 24 hours to 8 am Sunday, according to data released by the government.
Another 1,687 people recovered from COVID-19 through treatment at home and in-hospital care in the same period, bringing the tally of recoveries to 522,405.
As many as 21,108 samples were tested across the country in the last 24 hours, yielding a positivity rate of 10.29 percent.
The latest official figures put the recovery rate at 91.51 percent, while the mortality rate stands at 1.52 percent.
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