MANILA, Jan 30 (NNN-PNA) – The Department of Health (DOH) of the Philippines, reported today, 2,109 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 523,516.
The death toll climbed to 10,669, after 71 more patients died from the viral disease, the DOH said.
It added, 146 more patients recovered, raising the total number of recoveries to 475,904.
DOH data showed that, 82 health care workers had succumbed to the disease, as of Jan 29 (yesterday). It said, at least 14,360 medical workers, mostly nurses and physicians, contracted the virus.
The Philippines, which has about 110 million population, has tested over 7.3 million people, since the disease emerged in Jan, last year.– NNN-PNA
