World News | Philippines Logs 356 New COVID-19 Cases, Death Toll Tops 50,000

Manila [Philippines], December 11 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported 356 new COVID-19 infections on Saturday, pushing the number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 2,836,360.

The DOH also reported that 135 more people died from COVID-19 complications, bringing the country's death toll to 50,096.

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The Philippines has been reporting below 1,000 cases since Nov. 24.

The country with around 110 million population has tested more than 23 million people since the pandemic. (ANI/Xinhua)

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