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COVID-19 cases top 100,000; 2,059 dead
The Philippines breached 100,000 COVID-19 cases on August 2, 2020, with a record 5,032 new infections reported, bringing the total to 103,185.
Metro Manila recorded the highest number of new cases with 2,737, followed by Cavite (463), Cebu (449), Laguna (326), and Rizal (201).
Active cases stand at 35,569, while total recoveries rose to 65,557 with 301 new recoveries.
The death toll increased to 2,059 with 20 new fatalities reported.
This development places the Philippines close to Indonesia's total number of infections in Southeast Asia.
President Rodrigo Duterte was set to meet with Cabinet officials to discuss the medical workers' call for Metro Manila to be placed back under enhanced community quarantine.
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