Philippines Logs 5,803 New COVID-19 Cases, Total Rises To 1,359,015
Muhammad Irfan Published June 20, 2021 | 03:00 PM
MANILA, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 20th Jun, 2021 ) --:The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported on Sunday 5,803 new COVID-19 infections, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 1,359,015.
The death toll climbed to 23,621 after 84 more patients died from the viral disease, the DOH said.
The Philippines, which has more than 110 million population, has tested more than 13 million people since the outbreak in January 2020.
Carlito Galvez, the chief implementer of the government's measures to combat COVID-19, said Sunday that the government has administered over 8 million doses as of Friday.
The Philippines has fully inoculated more than 2 million so far since the rollout began on March 1. It aims to vaccinate up to 70 million people this year.
The government administered vaccines primarily to frontline healthcare workers, the elderly, and those with underlying medical conditions. Last week, the government started inoculating frontline economic workers to bring the economy back on track.
The Philippines kicked off its vaccination drive a day after China delivered the first batch of Sinovac CoronaVac vaccines on Feb. 28.
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