MANILA, Dec. 2 (Xinhua) — The Philippines reported 1,283 new COVID-19 infections on Friday, pushing the number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 4,038,716.
The Department of Health (DOH) said the number of active cases rose to 18,899, while 24 more patients died from COVID-19 complications, taking the country’s death toll to 64,682.
Metro Manila, the capital region with over 13 million