Philippines records 3,045 new Covid-19 cases, highest in over 4 months; total now at 587,704

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte (Centre), is seen with WHO Representative in the Philippines Dr. Rabindra Abeyasinghe and other government officials as they oversee the arrival of AstraZeneca vaccines at Villamor Air Base in Metro Manila, Philippines on Thursday night, March 4, 2021. The first batch of AstraZeneca vaccines has arrived in the Philippines, among the last in South-East Asia to secure the critical doses despite having the second-highest number of coronavirus infections and deaths in the hard-hit region. - AP

MANILA, March 5 (Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported on Friday 3,045 new confirmed cases of Covid-19, the highest daily tally in more than four months, bringing the total number of confirmed coronavirus infections in the South-East Asian country to 587,704.

The DOH reported 3,139 daily cases on Oct 16 last year.