File photo of a worker unloading a box of Sinovac Biotech’s CoronaVac Covid-19 vaccines from a Chinese military aircraft at Villamor Air Base in Pasay, Metro Manila February 28, 2021. — Reuters pic
MANILA, Jan 8 –The Philippine health ministry reported a record 26,458 confirmed new coronavirus cases today.
In a bulletin it said confirmed cases have exceeded 2.93 million, while deaths have reached over 52,000 as 265 fatalities were recorded today. The previous daily record in Covid-19 cases was 26,303 on September 11, 2021. — Reuters