MANILA, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) — The Philippines’ Department of Health (DOH) reported 289 new COVID-19 infections on Thursday, pushing the number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 2,837,016.
The DOH also reported that 47 more people died from COVID-19 complications, bringing the country’s death toll to 50,496.
Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said the DOH has not detected local t