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    The Philippines reported its largest single-day increase in coronavirus deaths with 162 new deaths, which is also the biggest daily jump reported in Southeast Asia. The number of COVID-19 cases has more than tripled since June 1 when lockdown restrictions started easing, rising to 56,259 infections. Health officials expect the death toll to continue rising beyond the current 1,534 total, as nearly 12,000 suspected cases still need to be verified. Easing lockdown measures to restart the economy has increased the risk of further infections and fatalities, though strict lockdowns have been reinstated in virus hotspots like Cebu City.

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    The Philippines reported its largest single-day increase in coronavirus deaths with 162 new deaths, which is also the biggest daily jump reported in Southeast Asia. The number of COVID-19 cases has more than tripled since June 1 when lockdown restrictions started easing, rising to 56,259 infections. Health officials expect the death toll to continue rising beyond the current 1,534 total, as nearly 12,000 suspected cases still need to be verified. Easing lockdown measures to restart the economy has increased the risk of further infections and fatalities, though strict lockdowns have been reinstated in virus hotspots like Cebu City.

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    The Philippines reported its largest single-day increase in coronavirus deaths with 162 new deaths, which is also the biggest daily jump reported in Southeast Asia. The number of COVID-19 cases has more than tripled since June 1 when lockdown restrictions started easing, rising to 56,259 infections. Health officials expect the death toll to continue rising beyond the current 1,534 total, as nearly 12,000 suspected cases still need to be verified. Easing lockdown measures to restart the economy has increased the risk of further infections and fatalities, though strict lockdowns have been reinstated in virus hotspots like Cebu City.

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    The Philippines reported its largest single-day increase in coronavirus deaths with 162 new deaths, which is also the biggest daily jump reported in Southeast Asia. The number of COVID-19 cases has more than tripled since June 1 when lockdown restrictions started easing, rising to 56,259 infections. Health officials expect the death toll to continue rising beyond the current 1,534 total, as nearly 12,000 suspected cases still need to be verified. Easing lockdown measures to restart the economy has increased the risk of further infections and fatalities, though strict lockdowns have been reinstated in virus hotspots like Cebu City.

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    Neil Jerome Morales and Karen Lema

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    MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines reported on Monday its biggest
    daily jump in coronavirus deaths and warned of a risk of further fatalities
    and infections after the easing of lockdown restrictions and as authorities
    scramble to verify thousands of suspected cases.
    A health ministry official reported 162 new deaths, which is also the
    biggest single-day jump recorded in Southeast Asia to date, while 2,124
    new infections were announced.
    The number of COVID-19 infections has more than tripled to 56,259 since
    June 1 when the government started easing tight restrictions, including
    allowing public transport, restaurants and malls to open at limited
    capacities to restart the economy.
    The health ministry said it expected the number of fatalities to rise beyond
    the total 1,534, with nearly 12,000 suspected positive cases yet to be
    verified.
    "As part of ongoing data harmonisation, we cannot avoid seeing cases not
    yet included in our official death count," Health Undersecretary Maria
    Rosario Vergeire told a news conference, which had been delayed for a
    day.
    President Rodrigo Duterte eased one of the toughest and longest
    lockdowns in the world in the capital Manila in June to breathe some life
    back into the economy, but partial curbs remain.
    He also reinstated strict lockdown measures in Cebu City from June 16,
    which is emerging as a new hot spot with a tenth of the country's total
    infections.
    Presidential spokesman Harry Roque, in a regular briefing, described the
    pandemic as an "intensifying challenge" and said Manila's hospital
    occupancy jumped to 70% on July 11 from 48% five days prior due to a
    spike in cases.
    A resurgence in infections was to be expected with the loosening of
    restrictions, former health secretary Esperanza Cabral told Reuters, but
    "the degree of increase" will depend on people's compliance with COVID-
    19 preventive measures.
    While the number of coronavirus tests in the Philippines has reached
    908,779, that is less than 1% of the 107 million population.

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