Philippines Reports Over 5,000 New COVID-19 Cases on Sunday

On Sunday, August 2, the Philippines recorded 5,032 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of infections to over 103,000.

The death toll increased by 20 to reach 2,059, while recoveries rose by 301 to 65,557.

Metro Manila accounted for 2,737 of the new cases, followed by Cavite with 463 and Cebu with 449.

This marks the fourth consecutive day of record-breaking daily case increases in the country.

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