Philippines confirms 3,637 coronavirus infections, 94 more deaths

Reuters
Filipinos queue for government aid amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Quezon

MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines reported 3,637 new coronavirus infections and 94 more deaths on Saturday, taking its tally to 213,131 cases and a toll of 3,419, the health ministry said in a bulletin.

The nation is grappling with the highest number of virus infections in Southeast Asia, with a death toll second only to neighbouring Indonesia, since nearly a third of the Philippine deaths have been reported over the past 15 days.

(Reporting by Neil Jerome Morales; Editing by Clarence Fernandez)