The country’s confirmed cases of COVID-19 has risen to 12,942, the Department of Health (DOH) announced in its latest case bulletin.

The DOH reported 224 new cases as of 4 p.m. of May 19, Tuesday. Of the newly confirmed cases, 174 were from Metro Manila and 50 from other regions.

A total of 2,843 patients have recovered from the disease so far. Based on the case bulletin, there were 114 additional patients who were able to recover.

The Health department also reported six new fatalities, bringing the death toll to 837.