Hanoi (VNA) – The Philippines’s Department of Health (DOH) on August15 reported 4,351 new COVID-19 cases, raising the country’s tally to 157,918.
The death toll in the country climbed to 2,600 after159 more patients have succumbed to the viral disease, it added.
Data from the department showed said that the Philippines has tested over 1.8 million peoplefor SARS-CoV-2 so far.
To balance health and the economy, the Philippines is implementing localisedcoronavirus lockdowns in communities or streets to manage the economic impactof the pandemic.
The same day, Indonesia confirmed 2,345 more COVID-19 patients, making its total to 137,468. The total of disease-relatedfatalities in the country increased to 6,071, with 50 more deaths reported inthe day./.