MANILA, Dec. 17 (Xinhua) — The Philippines reported 1,196 new COVID-19 infections on Saturday, pushing the number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 4,055,396.
The Department of Health said the number of active cases dipped to 18,262, while 39 more patients died from COVID-19 complications, taking the country’s death toll to 65,034.
Metro Manila, the capital region with over 13 million