A health worker administers a dose of the BioNtech Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine to a resident at a drive-through vaccination centre in Manila City suburban Manila on July 31, 2021. - AFP
MANILA (Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported on Tuesday (Aug 3) 6,879 new Covid-19 infections, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the South-East Asian country to 1,612,541.
The death toll climbed to 28,141 after 48 more patients died from the viral disease, the DOH added.
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