Philippines, Indonesia detect many more COVID-19 cases

The Department of Health (DOH) of the Philippines said on January 4 that the country reported 959 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number to 478,761.
Philippines, Indonesia detect many more COVID-19 cases ảnh 1A woman has nasal swab collected for COVID-19 testing in Jakarta, Indonesia, on December 22, 2020 (Photo: Xinhua/VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) - The Departmentof Health (DOH) of the Philippines said on January 4 that the country reported959 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number to 478,761.

The death toll climbed to 9,263 after six more patients diedfrom the viral disease, the ministry said, adding that 26 more patientsrecovered, raising the total number of recoveries to 448,279.

Meanwhile, the COVID-19 cases in Indonesia rose by 6,753 within one day to772,103, with the death toll adding by 177 to 22,911, the Indonesian HealthMinistry said the same day.

According to the ministry, 7,166 more people were dischargedfrom hospitals, bringing the total number of recovered patients to 639,103.

The virus has spread to all the country's 34 provinces.

Within the past 24 hours, Jakarta recorded1,832 new cases, West Java 1,079, Central Java 1,037, East Java 709 and SouthSulawesi 510.

No more positive cases were found in West Kalimantan province./.
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