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Health

Philippines reports 1,761 new coronavirus cases, 33 more deaths

FILE PHOTO: A janitor wearing personal protective equipment for protection against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) rides down an escalator at a train station in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, October 14, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez

The Philippines' health ministry on Thursday recorded 1,761 new coronavirus infections and 33 more deaths.

In a bulletin, the ministry said total confirmed infections had risen to 376,935, while deaths had reached 7,147. New COVID-19 cases in the Philippines increased by fewer than 2,000 in seven of the last 10 days.

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

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