Philippines records second-highest daily rise in COVID-19 cases

In a bulletin, the ministry said total confirmed infections in the Philippines had increased to 1.71 million. (Ted Aljibe/AFP)
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MANILA: The Philippines’ health ministry on Friday recorded 13,177 new coronavirus infections, the second-highest daily increase in cases since the start of the pandemic.
In a bulletin, the ministry said total confirmed infections in the Philippines had increased to 1.71 million, while deaths reached 29,838, after 299 more fatalities on Friday, the highest in four months.