Philippines logs 1,558 new COVID-19 cases, 41 deaths
Sep 01, 2022
Manila [Philippines],September 1: The Philippines reported 1,558 new COVID-19 infections on Wednesday, bringing the number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 3,880,229.
The Department of Health said the number of active cases fell to 24,181, while 41 more patients died from COVID-19 complications, pushing the country's death toll to 61,814.
Metro Manila, the capital region with over 13 million people, tallied 580 new cases.
Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that coronavirus infections in the Visayas region in central Philippines have plateaued while the rest of the country "shows a slow downward trend." However, she added that COVID-19 cases "continue to show a slow uptick in the Mindanao region" in southern Philippines.
The Philippines reported its highest COVID-19 single-day tally of 39,004 new cases on Jan. 15. The country, with a population of around 110 million, has fully vaccinated over 72.4 million people.
Source: Xinhua
