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Health

Philippines confirms six new coronavirus deaths, 634 cases

FILE PHOTO: Passengers wearing masks for protection against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) wait for a jeepney with plastic barriers inside to maintain social distancing, in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, July 3, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez/File Photo

The Philippines' health ministry on Tuesday reported six new coronavirus deaths and 634 additional infections, the lowest daily increase in cases in nearly two weeks.

In a bulletin, the ministry said total deaths had increased to 1,603, while confirmed cases had reached 57,545.

(Reporting by Neil Jerome Morales; Editing by Ed Davies)

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