Philippines ' Covid-19 cases total rises to 1, 359, 015 as govt secures deal for 40 million Pfizer vaccine


Corazon Abaya receives her first dose of Sinovac Biotech's CoronaVac vaccine against the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) during a house to house vaccination, in Manila. - Reuters

MANILA, June 20 (Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported on Sunday 5, 803 new Covid-19 infections, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the South-East Asian country to 1, 359, 015.

The death toll climbed to 23, 621 after 84 more patients died from the viral disease, the DOH said.

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