Philippines: No local transmission of new strain as Covid-19 totals goes above 511,500
4:52 PM MYT MANILA, Jan. 23 (Xinhua): The Department of Health (DOH) of the Philippines reported on Saturday 1,797 new confirmed coronavirus disease cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the South-East Asian country to 511,679. The death toll climbed to 10,190 after 54 more patients died from the viral disease, the DOH said. It added 166 more patients recovered, raising the total number of recoveries to 467,886. The Philippines, with a population of 110 million, has tested over seven million people since the disease emerged in the country in January last year....
Source: thestar.com.my