MANILA, April 23 (Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported on Friday 8,719 new Covid-19 infections, bringing the total cases in the South-East Asian country to 979,740.
The death toll climbed to 16,529 after 159 more patients died from the viral disease, the DOH said.
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