MANILA, May 4 (Xinhua) -- The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the Philippines rose by 262 on Monday, to a total of 9,485, the country's health authorities said.
The Department of Health (DOH) said 101 more patients recovered from the virus, raising the country's total number of recoveries to 1,315.
According to DOH, 16 new deaths were recorded in the last 24 hours. The country's death toll now has reached 623.
The DOH said 122, or 47 percent of the daily cases, were reported in Metro Manila, 88 cases, or 33 percent, from the Central Visayas region in the central Philippines, while 52 or 20 percent from other parts of the country.
Several provinces and autonomous region in the Philippines' main island of Luzon, central and southern Philippines are still under enhanced community quarantine until May 15. Enditem
