Philippines reports 18,638 new COVID-19 casesAuthorities ask for vaccination cards from individuals and motorists entering Taguig City during their vaccination checkpoint operation held at Brgy. MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines reported 18,638 new coronavirus infections on Friday, bringing the total number of cases to 3,511,491. Of these new infections, 98% or 18,281 occured in the last two weeks, according to the Department of Health. The DOH also said that of the total number of infections, 231,658 are still active. It also tallied 68 more fatalities, bringing the death toll to 53,801, while 13,106 more recovered, pushing the total number of recoveries to 3,226,032.

Source: Philippine Star January 28, 2022 21:03 UTC