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Philippines records more than 1 million COVID-19 cases

People queue for free food at a community pantry amid COVID-19 outbreak, in Quezon
People queue for free food from a community pantry amid the COVID-19 outbreak in Quezon City, Metro Manila, on Apr 23, 2021. (File photo: Reuters/Eloisa Lopez)
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MANILA: The Philippines announced on Monday (Apr 26) that the total number of COVID-19 cases it had recorded had exceeded 1 million as it continued to record thousands of new infections in the capital region, the epicentre of its latest outbreak.

The health ministry said that it recorded 8,929 COVID-19 cases on Monday, bringing the total to more than 1 million, while fatalities increased to 16,853 after it recorded 70 new deaths.

The Philippines has the second-highest number of cases and deaths in Southeast Asia, next to Indonesia.

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Source: Reuters/kg