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Philippines logs highest COVID-19 cases ever at 8,019

The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) on March 22 recorded 8,019 new confirmed COVID-19 cases – the highest single-day tally so far.
Philippines logs highest COVID-19 cases ever at 8,019 ảnh 1A woman gets vaccinated against COVID-19 in Marikina city of the Philippines on March 2, 2021 (Photo: Xinhua/VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) on March 22recorded 8,019 new confirmed COVID-19 cases – the highest single-day tally sofar.

Thisbrings the country's total confirmed cases to 671,792.

TheDOH also reported four new deaths due to COVID-19, bringing the death toll to12,972. Meanwhile, recoveries are 577,850.

On the day, Thailand reported 73 new COVID-19 cases, mostly domesticallytransmitted ones, and one fatality, according to the Center for the COVID-19Situation Administration (CCSA).

Of the new cases, 66 were reported as domestic infections whileseven others were imported ones. Of those domestic cases, 33 were confirmed inSamut Sakhon, 21 in Bangkok and six in Pathum Thani.

Thailand has so far confirmed a total of 27,876 cases, 24,892 of which weredomestic infections.

The fatality, confirmed as the 91st so far in Thailand, was a 60-year-old Thaiman, who reportedly had lung cancer, diabetes and high blood pressure.

Meanwhile,Cambodia registered 73 new COVID-19 cases on March 22, bringing the total numberof infections in the kingdom to 1,753.

The new infections included 71 local cases - 32 in PreahSihanouk province, 28 in capital Phnom Penh, five in Kampong Thom province,three in Kandal province, and one each in Siem Reap, Prey Veng and Kep provinces./.
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