COVID-19 cases in Philippines surpass 150,000

Friday, April 26, 2024 - 15:15:12

COVID-19 cases in Philippines surpass 150,000 hinh anh 1

Locals in the Philippines wear face masks to prevent spread of COVID-19 (Photo: Xinhua/VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) - The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the Philippines surged to 153,660 after the Department of Health (DOH) reported 6,216 new daily cases on August 14.

The ministry said over the past 24 hours, the capital city of Manila recorded the largest number of infections in the country, with 3,848 cases.

The country also confirmed 16 related deaths on the day, raising the total number of fatalities to 2,442.

Meanwhile, the number of recoveries further rose to 71,405 after 1,038 more patients were give the all-clear.

The same day, Indonesia’s Ministry of Health recorded an additional 2,307 cases of SARS-CoV-2 and 53 deaths, bringing the total respective numbers in the country to 135,123 and 6,021./.

VNA

Topics: COVID-19

You should also see

World economy’s recovery drives Vietnam’s exports

With the recovery of the world market and increasing orders, Vietnam's import and export activities in the first quarter of 2024 prospered and achieved positive results.

Culture - Sports

Hmong ethnic people preserving traditional blacksmithing

Politics

China’s fishing ban in East Sea violates Vietnam’s sovereignty: spokesperson

Society

Millions of children in Vietnam protected by vaccination over 40 years: UN agencies

See more

World

Argentinian scholar praises Vietnam’s April 30, 1975 victory

The complete reunification of Vietnam on April 30, 1975 was an extremely significant event in the history of the country and the world, opined a scholar from the Institute for International Relations at the National University of La Plata, Argentina.

World

Malaysia tackles food security challenges

Empowering local communities in the agriculture sector to attract young people to this field is one of the measures taken by Malaysia to address labour shortage while also contributing to tackling challenges in food security.