Philippines: Health officials confirm slight surge in Covid-19 cases as total now almost 523,000 as death toll goes above 12,000

MANILA, Feb 23 (Xinhua): The Department of Health (DOH) of the Philippines reported on Tuesday 1,414 new Covid-19 cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the South-East Asian country to 564,865.

The death toll climbed to 12,107 after 16 more patients died from the viral disease, the DOH said, adding that 72 more patients recovered, raising the total number of recoveries to 522,941.