Philippines: Delta Variant cases are increasing as country logs 18,937 new Covid-19 cases, death toll nears 37,000 on Monday (Sept 20)

MANILA, Sept 20 (Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported 18,937 new Covid-19 infections on Monday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the South-East Asian country to 2,385,616.

The DOH also reported 146 coronavirus-related deaths, raising the country's death toll to 36,934, as the highly infectious Delta variant continues to spread in the country.