Philippines reports another record spike in daily coronavirus deaths
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- Reuters
- Published Date: 11:49 | 14 September 2020
- Modified Date: 11:49 | 14 September 2020
The Philippines on Monday reported a record daily increase in new coronavirus deaths for the second time in three days, adding 259 more fatalities to bring the total to 4,630.
In a bulletin, the health ministry said the Southeast Asian country also recorded 4,699 newly-confirmed cases, taking its total infections to 265,888, the highest in the region.