MANILA/VATICAN CITY, Dec 26 (AFP): There was no break from the Covid-19 for Filipinos on Boxing Day. The Department of Health (DOH) of the Philippines reported 1,406 new cases on Saturday, bringing the total number in the country to 469,005.
The DOH said 266 more patients recovered, raising the total number of recoveries to 431,055. The death toll climbed to 9,067 after five more patients died from the viral disease, the DOH added.
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