Philippines logs 5,685 new COVID-19 cases, total up to 1,073,555
Philippines logs 5,685 new COVID-19 cases, total up to 1,073,555 Xinhua 05 May 2021, 19:05 GMT+10 MANILA, May 5 (Xinhua) -- The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday reported 5,685 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, bringing the total tally to 1,073,555. "The low number of cases is due to fewer samples received by the laboratories on Saturday and Sunday," the DOH said in a statement. The death toll from COVID-19 climbed to 17,800 after 178 more patients died from the coronavirus epidemic in the Southeast Asian country, the DOH said. The Philippines, which has an about 110 mill...
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