Covid-19: Philippines exceed 35,000 - 653 new cases; Duterte calls for cohesive Asean response to defeat pandemic

MANILA, June 28 (Xinhua): The number of Covid-19 (coronavirus) cases in the Philippines soared to 35,455 after the country's Department of Health (DOH) reported 653 more infections on Sunday.

The DOH said in its bulletin that the number of recoveries further rose to 9,686 after 258 more patients have survived the disease.

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