The Department of Health (DOH) recorded 1,474 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases on Saturday, Nov. 20.
The newly reported cases brought the country's COVID-19 tally since last year to 2,824,499.
Active infections stood at 22,070 or only 0.8 percent of the overall case count.
Of the active cases, 58.1 percent were listed as mild, 4.1 percent asymptomatic, 5.3 percent critical, 12.5 percent severe, and 20.2 percent moderate.
The DOH also logged 2,565 new recoveries and 205 additional fatalities.
These figures brought the recovery count to 2,755,526 and the death toll to 46,903.
DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire also reiterated the importance of getting vaccinated against the viral illness.
“Those unvaccinated are at higher risk of getting severe infections and dying,” she said.
“Nandoon pa rin po tayo na mataas pa rin po talaga ang deaths from 60 years old and above at nangyayari pa rin sa mas nakakatanda (The COVID-19-related deaths are still high among 60 years old and above and the elderly people still usually contract the disease) ,” she added.