A nurse gets a swab from a man under observation for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in a booth set up in a hospital parking lot in Manila, Philippines, April 15, 2020.
Manila - The previous high was 1,150 cases reported on June 23.
Published: Sun 5 Jul 2020, 12:35 AM
The Philippines' health ministry on Friday reported six additional novel coronavirus deaths and 1,531 more infections, its largest single-day increase in confirmed cases.
In a bulletin, the ministry said total cases have risen to 40,336 while deaths have reached 1,280.
The previous high was 1,150 cases reported on June 23.