MANILA, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- The Philippines reported 2,230 new COVID-19 infections on Sunday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 3,906,269.
The Department of Health (DOH) said the number of active cases dropped to 25,684, while 16 more patients died from COVID-19 complications, taking the coronavirus death toll to 62,304.
Metro Manila, the capital region with over 13 million people, tallied 1,056 new cases.
The country, with a population of around 110 million, has fully vaccinated over 72.7 million people. ■
