Philippines confirms record daily COVID-19 infections

MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippine health ministry reported a record 26,458 confirmed new coronavirus cases on Saturday.

In a bulletin it said confirmed cases have exceeded 2.93 million, while deaths have reached over 52,000 as 265 fatalities were recorded on Saturday. The previous daily record in COVID-19 cases was 26,303 on Sept. 11, 2021.

(Reporting by Karen Lema; Editing by William Mallard)