Meanwhile, the Philippine Ministry of Health confirmed additional 284 coronaviruscases and 18 deaths on the day.
So far, the Philippines has recorded a total of 4,932 COVID-19 patients and 315fatalities from the disease, while the number of recoveries was 242.
Another country in the region, Malaysia, also detected 134 more cases of COVID-19and one related death, bringing the total numbers in this country to 4,817 and77 respectively.
The Philippines has officially surpassed Malaysia to become the country withthe highest number of COVID-19 patients in Southeast Asia./.