People are seen wearing face masks as they wait for their trips back to their respective provinces at a pier in Manila, the Philippines on July 23, 2020. The number of COVID-19 cases in the Philippines surged to 74,390 after the Department of Health (DOH) reported 2,200 new cases on Thursday. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)
MANILA, July 23 (Xinhua) -- The number of COVID-19 cases in the Philippines surged to 74,390 after the Department of Health (DOH) reported 2,200 new cases on Thursday.
The DOH said the number of recoveries further rose to 24,383 after 760 more patients have survived the disease.
The death toll also increased to 1,871 with 28 more patients having succumbed to the viral disease, the DOH said.
Most of the cases were recorded in the capital city of Manila and Cebu Province in the central Philippines, with 1,546 new cases reported in Manila.
