Philippines confirms record daily COVID-19 infections

Military personnel queue up for Coronavirus swab tests outside a gymnasium in Manila on January 7, 2022, as infections driven by the omicron variant have tripled in the last two days in the nation’s capital. (AFP)

MANILA: The Philippine health ministry reported a record 26,458 confirmed new coronavirus cases on Saturday.
In a bulletin it said confirmed cases have exceeded 2.93 million, while deaths have reached over 52,000 as 265 fatalities were recorded on Saturday. The previous daily record in COVID-19 cases was 26,303 on Sept. 11, 2021.