Positive COVID test rate falls below 2%

The Health Ministry says 398 new coronavirus cases have been confirmed so far today, bringing the number of infections since the pandemic began to 312,417.

It also confirms two more deaths since midnight, raising the national toll to 2,484.

Of the 12,049 active cases, there are 471 people in serious condition, with 199 on ventilators. Another 109 are in moderate condition and the rest have mild or no symptoms.

The ministry says 20,533 tests have been performed so far today, 1.9 percent of which came back positive.

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