Philippines confirms 3,637 coronavirus infections, 94 more deaths

Filipinos queue for cash subsidy from the government amid the coronavirus outbreak in Quezon City on August 27, 2020. (Reuters)

• Nation grappling with the highest number of virus infections in Southeast Asia

MANILA: The Philippines reported 3,637 new coronavirus infections and 94 more deaths on Saturday, taking its tally to 213,131 cases and a toll of 3,419, the health ministry said in a bulletin.
The nation is grappling with the highest number of virus infections in Southeast Asia, with a death toll second only to neighboring Indonesia, since nearly a third of the Philippine deaths have been reported over the past 15 days.