Children are seen playing outside their houses during a downpour in Manila,on Monday, Aug 10, 2020. The capital and outlying provinces recently returned to another lockdown after medical groups warned that the country was waging a losing battle against the coronavirus amid an alarming surge in infections. - AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
MANILA, Aug. 11 (Xinhua): The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in the Philippines surged to 136,638 after the Department of Health (DOH) reported record high 6,958 new daily cases on Monday.
The DOH said that the number of recoveries further rose to 68,159 after 633 more patients have survived the disease.
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