Philippines expecting Covid-19 vaccine by mid February as virus total tops 527,000


Philippine Health Secretary Francisco Duque III pretending to inject a volunteer as they still wait for vaccination, as he participates in a "Covid-19 Vaccination Dry Run" in Taguig, - AP

MANILA, Feb. 1 (Xinhua): The Department of Health (DOH) of the Philippines reported on Monday 1,658 new Covid-19 cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the South-East Asian country to 527,272.

The death toll climbed to 10,807 after 58 more patients died from the viral disease, the DOH said. It added 27 more patients recovered, raising the total number of recoveries to 487,574.

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