Philippines logs 6,739 new Covid-19 cases, death toll crosses 19,000 as more variant cases are reported

Vehicles travel along the Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA) highway in Metro Manila, the Philippines, on Tuesday, May 11, 2021. The Philippines’ economy is struggling to gain momentum as elevated numbers of Covid cases hamper reopening efforts and destroy jobs. - Bloomberg

MANILA, May 15 (Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported on Saturday 6,739 new Covid-19 infections, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the South-East Asian country to 1,138,187.

The death toll climbed to 19,051 after 93 more patients died from the viral disease, the DOH said.