Philippines DOH say other areas are outpacing Manila as country logs 6,955 new Covid-19 cases

A butcher serves a customer at the meat section in the supermarket at the SM City Bacoor shopping mall in Bacoor, Cavite province, the Philippines, on Thursday, June 3, 2021. - Bloomberg

MANILA, June 5 (Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported 6,955 new Covid-19 infections on Saturday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the South-East Asian country to 1,262,273.

The death toll climbed to 21,732 after 195 more patients died from the viral disease, the DOH said.