MANILA — The cumulative number of COVID-19 cases in the Philippines breached the 7,000 mark the same day that the government announced another extension of the enhanced community quarantine in Metro Manila and other places.
The Department of Health on Friday recorded 211 new COVID-19 cases, raising the total to 7,192 cases.
The number of recoveries continued to increase with 40 new recovered patients, or a total of 762.
There were, however, 15 new COVID-related deaths, bringing the total number of coronavirus fatalities in the Philippines to 477.
Worldwide, there have been 2.7 million people infected with COVID-19 since the pandemic started. Of this number, more than 740,000 have recovered and more than 190,000 have died.
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