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COVID-19 cases in the Philippines hit 1.29M after DOH logs 7,485 new infections

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COVID-19 cases in the Philippines hit 1.29M after DOH logs 7,485 new infections
A centenarian, Juliana Dumo, 101, a resident of Barangay Bonfal West, Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya, receives her first dose of Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine from Dr. Jerraliza Tannagan, chief of the town’s Municipal Health Office on June 8, 2021.
The STAR / Victor Martin

MANILA, Philippines — Local health authorities on Thursday reported 7,485 more COVID-19 infections, bringing the national caseload to 1,293,687.

  • Active cases: 56,921 or 4.4% of the total

  • Recoveries: 4,504, pushing total to 1,214,454

  • Deaths: 122, bringing total to 23,312

What's new today?

  • One million doses of the coronavirus vaccine made by Sinovac Biotech arrived in the Philippines, with another shipment of Pfizer-BioNTech jabs expected to be delivered within the day.

  • The overall supply of vaccines in the country is expected to “normalize” starting June 14, Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., also vaccine czar, said on Wednesday.

  • Despite the country's steadily growing stockpiles of vaccines in the country, vaccination centers are closing in Metro Manila due to late deliveries from the DOH, according to Sen. Nancy Binay. 

  • She urged the Department of Health to swiftly release all COVID-19 jabs still in storage facilities to help meet increased demand as the government starts vaccinating economic frontliners.  

  • A whistleblower who reported the "vaccine slot for sale" scheme in Mandaluyong City is considering counter-charges against the Philippine National Police over her inclusion in the list of people police charged over the scheme. 

— Bella Perez-Rubio with a report from Xave Gregorio 

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