173 more Covid patients died in Phl, 20,019 new cases reported today

The country logs 20,019 new COVID-19 cases, pushing up the total tally to 2,080,984, of which 157,438 are active cases undergoing treatment.

Another 173 patients died while 20,089 more got well, bringing the total fatalities to 34,234 and recoveries to 1,889,312, the DOH says.

The day’s report excludes data from five testing laboratories.* (CNN Philippines)