THE rise in the country’s Coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases should not be considered a "second wave" but can be attributed to the increase in testing capacity and the continued community transmission of the virus, according to the Department of Health (DoH).

This comes as 1,549 new Covid-19 cases were reported in the country, based on 69 out of 74 Covid-19 testing laboratories.

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