MANILA, Philippines — (Updated 5:09 p.m.) The Philippines on Friday recorded 15,310 additional COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of infections to 771,497.
- Active cases: 153,809 or 19.9% of the total
- Recoveries: 434, pushing total to 604,368
- Deaths: 17, bringing total to 13,320
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This is the highest single-day rise in cases recorded in the Philippines since the onset of the pandemic.
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A nurses’ group again urged the government to hire more health workers and provide medical frontliners sufficient protection and just compensation as they continue to lead the country's battle against COVID-19.
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After failing to pay its dues for nine months, a branch of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. is facing a threat of eviction from the space it occupies in Pasig City.
— with a report from Xave Gregorio and Gaea Katreena Cabico