MANILA, May 14 (Reuters) - The Philippines' health ministry
on Thursday said the number of cases of the novel coronavirus
recorded in the country is nearing 12,000.
In a bulletin, the ministry said it had recorded 258 more
confirmed cases, bringing the total to 11,876. It reported 18
more deaths, increasing the total to 790, while 86 more patients
have recovered, bringing total recoveries to 2,337.
(Neil Jerome Morales; Editing by Alex Richardson)