Philippines logs 2,076 new Covid-19 cases, total nears 430k

Manila, Nov 29 : Philippines on Sunday reported 2,076 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number in the country to 429,864.
Sunday’s tally of daily coronavirus cases broke 19 straight days of the country reporting less than 2,000 single-day cases, Xinhua news agency quoted the Department of Health (DOH) as saying.
The DOH said 10,579 more patients recovered, raising the total number of recoveries to 398,624.
The death toll climbed to 8,373 after 40 more patients died from the disease, it added.
The Department said it had tested 5.36 million people in the Philippines so far.
On Monday, President Rodrigo Duterte will announce whether to retain or ease the lockdown restrictions in capital Manila and other regions in the country.