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Philippines confirms 3,637 coronavirus infections, 94 more deaths

Philippines confirms 3,637 coronavirus infections, 94 more deaths
Filipinos queue for cash subsidy from the government amid the coronavirus outbreak in Quezon City on August 27, 2020. (Reuters)
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Updated 29 August 2020

Philippines confirms 3,637 coronavirus infections, 94 more deaths

Philippines confirms 3,637 coronavirus infections, 94 more deaths
  • Nation grappling with the highest number of virus infections in Southeast Asia

MANILA: The Philippines reported 3,637 new coronavirus infections and 94 more deaths on Saturday, taking its tally to 213,131 cases and a toll of 3,419, the health ministry said in a bulletin.
The nation is grappling with the highest number of virus infections in Southeast Asia, with a death toll second only to neighboring Indonesia, since nearly a third of the Philippine deaths have been reported over the past 15 days.