Philippines logs 370 new Covid-19 cases, 171 deaths


Students attend a flag raising ceremony before classes at Ricardo P. Cruz elementary school in Taguig city, suburban Manila on Dec 6, 2021, after authorities loosened Covid-19 coronavirus restrictions to allow limited in-person classes in the capital city. - AFP

MANILA (Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported 370 new confirmed cases of Covid-19 on Wednesday (Dec 8) in the South-East Asian country, taking the total tally to 2,835,593.

The DOH also reported that 171 more patients died from Covid-19 complications in the country, bringing the coronavirus related death toll to 49,761. Of the 171 newly reported deaths, the DOH said six occurred this month.

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