MANILA, Aug 3 (Reuters) - The Philippine health ministry on
Monday confirmed 3,226 novel coronavirus infections and 46
additional deaths.
In a bulletin, it said total confirmed cases have reached
106,330 and deaths have increased to 2,104.
With four successive days of reporting record infections,
the Philippines is close to passing Indonesia with the most
cases so far in Southeast Asia.
President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday ordered the
re-imposition of a strict lockdown in and around the capital
starting Aug. 4 to stem the case surge and help inundated
hospitals.