Residents wait for the COVID-19 cash aid from the Philippine Red Cross in Manila, the Philippines on July 3, 2020. The number of COVID-19 cases in the Philippines soared to 40,336 after the Department of Health (DOH) reported 1,531 new cases on Friday, the country's biggest single-day jump so far. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)
MANILA, July 3 (Xinhua) -- The number of COVID-19 cases in the Philippines soared to 40,336 after the Department of Health (DOH) reported 1,531 new cases on Friday, the country's biggest single-day jump so far.
The DOH said in its bulletin that the number of recoveries further rose to 11,073 after 400 more patients have survived the disease.
The death toll also increased to 1,280 after six more patients have succumbed to the viral disease, the DOH said.
The DOH further said that 32 overseas Filipino workers repatriated by the government have also tested positive for the virus.
