MANILA, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported 26,303 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections on Saturday, the biggest single-day spike since the pandemic began in the Southeast Asian country.
The caseload brings the total number of confirmed cases in the Philippines to 2,206,021.
The DOH also reported 79 coronavirus-related deaths, raising the country's death toll to 34,978.
The Philippines, which has around 110 million population, has tested over 18 million people since the outbreak in January 2020. Enditem
