MANILA, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- The Department of Health (DOH) of the Philippines reported on Tuesday 1,357 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 504,084.
The death toll climbed to 9,978 after 69 more patients died from the viral disease, the DOH said. It added 324 more patients recovered, raising the total number of recoveries to 466,249.
The Philippines, which has about 110 million population, has tested over 6.92 million people since the disease emerged in January last year. Enditem
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