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Coronavirus infections top 153,000
The Philippines' COVID-19 cases have surpassed 153,000 with 6,216 new infections reported on Friday, August 14.
Metro Manila accounted for 3,848 of the new cases.
The country's death toll from the virus has reached 2,442 with 16 new fatalities, while recoveries climbed to 71,405.
President Rodrigo Duterte is prioritizing vaccine development as a key to recovery.
The Philippines and Russia seek to run phase 3 clinical trials of the Sputnik V vaccine for COVID-19 from October to March, with potential approval by April.
The clinical trial will involve about 3,000 volunteer patients.
Additionally, four hospitals in the Philippines have been identified for clinical trials of the Japanese anti-flu drug Avigan, starting August 17.
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The Philippines' COVID-19 cases surpassed 157,000 on Saturday, August 15, 2020, with the Department of Health (DOH) reporting 4,351 new infections, bringing the total to 157,918.
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The Philippines' COVID-19 total case count reached 173,774 with 4,650 new infections reported on Wednesday, August 19, 2020.
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The Philippines logged 2,987 new COVID-19 cases on August 11, bringing the total to 139,538.
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The Department of Health (DOH) reported 4,444 new COVID-19 infections on August 12, 2020, bringing the total case count to 143,749.
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As of Tuesday, August 11, 2020, the Philippines logged 2,987 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total infections to 139,538.
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