Philippines: Covid-19 cases surges to almost 69,000 as stock market recoup losses

MANILA, July 20 (Xinhua): The number of Covid-19 cases in the Philippines surged to 68,898 after the Department of Health (DOH) reported 1,521 new cases on Monday.

The DOH said that the number of recoveries further rose to 23,072 after 607 more patients have survived the disease, and the death toll also increased to 1,835 after four more deaths.