Contact Us

Philippines reports 1,640 new coronavirus cases, 17 more deaths

Reuters WORLD
Published October 20,2020
Subscribe

The Philippines' health ministry on Tuesday recorded 1,640 new coronavirus infections, the lowest daily increase in infections in four weeks, and 17 additional deaths.

In a bulletin, the ministry said total confirmed cases had increased to 360,775, while deaths had reached 6,690, the second-highest tallies in Southeast Asia behind Indonesia.