Philippines logs 1,083 new Covid-19 cases and 14 more deaths on Monday (Nov 28)

MANILA, Nov. 28 (Xinhua): The Philippines reported 1,083 new Covid-19 infections on Monday, pushing the number of confirmed cases in the South-East Asian country to 4,034,658.

The Department of Health (DOH) said the number of active cases rose to 18,507, while 14 more patients died from Covid-19 complications, pushing the country's death toll to 64,608.

Metro Manila, the capital region with over 13 million people, tallied 452 new cases.

The Philippines reported its highest COVID-19 single-day tally of 39,004 new cases on Jan. 15.

The country, with a population of around 110 million, has fully vaccinated over 73.7 million people. - Xinhua