Coronavirus deaths in Philippines breach 24,000
MANILA, Philippines — Local health authorities on Thursday reported 6,043 more COVID-19 infections, bringing the national caseload to 1,378,260.
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Active cases: 51,410 or 3.7% of the total
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Recoveries: 4,486, pushing total to 1,302,814
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Deaths: 108, bringing total to 24,036
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The Philippines received two million more doses of the COVID-19 vaccine made by Sinovac Biotech.
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US health authorities plan to update official guidance about administering mRNA COVID vaccines to adolescents and young adults after finding a likely link to rare cases of heart inflammation, but say the overall benefits still "clearly" outweigh the risks.
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The Senate will launch a probe seeking to determine whether face shields really work to prevent the transmission of COVID-19 in light of the pandemic task force's continued insistence that they be worn by the general public on top of face masks.
— Bella Perez-Rubio
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