Philippines: Health secretary advises caution as cases keeps surging and total hits 1,223,627


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MANILA, May 30 (Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported Sunday 7,058 new Covid-19 infections, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the South-East Asian country to 1,223,627.

The death toll rose to 20,860 after 139 more patients died from the viral disease, the DOH said.

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