The Health Ministry logs just 421 new COVID-19 cases between Saturday night and Sunday night, though testing also takes a steep dive, likely contributing to the decline.
That figure is the lowest daily tally in weeks, with most days last week seeing around 2,000 new cases per day.
According to the ministry, there are 26,386 active cases in the country. It says 342 people are in serious condition, 98 of them on ventilators. Another 141 are in moderate condition, with the rest displaying mild or no symptoms.
The ministry says 7,793 tests were conducted on Saturday, 8.4 percent of which came back positive. Recent weeks have seen daily testing rates hover around 30,000.
Five more people have died of the virus since this morning, bringing the toll since the start of the pandemic to 536.
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