Philippines: Covid-19 cases rise to 160,000; death toll rises to 2,665

MANILA, Aug. 16 (Xinhua) – The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in the Philippines rose to 161,253 as the Ministry of Health reported 3,420 new daily cases on Sunday.

The Ministry of Health said that the number of recoveries rose to 112,586, after 40,397 patients recovered.

The death toll has also risen to 2,665, after the death of 65 patients.

Metro Manila topped the five regions or provinces with the largest number of daily confirmed cases reported on Sunday with 2,091 cases, followed by Laguna County, south of Manila with 263; Cavite County, southern Manila with 149; Batangas Province south of Manila with 137; And Rizal County, east of Manila, with 106.

The Interior Minister and deputy head of the Coronavirus Task Force, Eduardo Anou, who first contracted the virus in March, announced on Sunday that he had tested again for Covid-19.

Anu said he “began experiencing flu-like symptoms, including a sore throat and body aches” on Thursday, which prompted him to isolate himself and take a swab test. He got a positive test result on Saturday night.

Education Minister Leonor Briones also tested positive for the Coronavirus in April.

On July 15, Minister of Public Works and Highways Marc Villar announced that he had tested positive for the Coronavirus.

There was also panic in the Philippines earlier on Sunday.

The US Geological Survey said an earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale hit the Bantugon region of the Philippines 61 km (12 miles) at 0722 GMT on Sunday.

The epicenter was located at a depth of 580.28 km initially at 6.4592 degrees north latitude and 123.479 degrees east longitude.

No major damage reported. The Philippines is located on the Pacific Ring of Fire, where about 90 percent of the world’s earthquakes strike.

The last major earthquake to hit the country was a magnitude 7.1 earthquake that killed more than 220 people in the central Philippines in October 2013.

In July 1990, more than 2,400 people were killed on the northern island of Luzon in an earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale, one of the most powerful earthquakes to hit the country. – Xinhua

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