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Philippine Covid-19 Cases Rise by Record, Data Reporting Tweaked

Cubicles in a quarantine facility at the Philippine International Convention Center in Manila.Photographer: Veejay Villafranca/Bloomberg

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By Andreo Calonzo and Claire Jiao

May 29, 2020 at 10:34 AM UTC

Updated on

May 29, 2020 at 2:41 PM UTC

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The Philippines has changed how it’s reporting coronavirus infections as daily cases hit a new record high.

The Southeast Asian nation reported 1,046 new cases on Friday, the highest since it started reporting the numbers in January. Of the total, 46 were from test results released to patients within the last three days, while 1,000 were at least four days old, according to the Department of Health.