Philippines: Pandemic continues to soar - 12,674 new Covid-19 cases as total soars to 853,209; earthquake rattles southern country


Health workers assess a patient outside the emergency room at the Adventist Medical Center, where a sign indicating that the hospital's coronavirus disease facility is at full capacity is displayed, in Pasay, Philippines,on April 9, 2021. - Reuters

MANILA, April 10 (Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported Saturday 12,674 new COovid-19 infections, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 853,209.

The death toll climbed to 14,744 after 225 more patients died from the viral disease, the DOH said.

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