Philippines Covid-19 death toll surges past 27,000 as country reports 6,216 new virus cases; govt to ensure enough oxygen supply

Residents sit at an observation area after receiving their second dose of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine in Mandaluyong city, Philippines Friday, July 23, 2021. Philippine officials said a local transmission of the highly contagious delta variant of the Covid-19 virus has been detected in the country and announced Friday tighter quarantine restrictions in the capital and a weeklong ban on the entry of travelers from hard-hit Malaysia and Thailand. - AP

MANILA, July 24 (Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported on Saturday 6,216 new Covid-19 infections, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the South-East Asian country to 1,543,281.

The DOH said the death toll climbed to 27,131 after 241 more patients died from the viral disease.