Philippines confirms 1,987 new coronavirus infections, 65 deaths

MANILA, Sept 3- The Philippines’ health ministry on Thursday recorded 1,987 additional novel coronavirus infections, a new five-week low, and 65 additional deaths.

MANILA, Sept 3 (Reuters) – The Philippines’ health ministry

on Thursday recorded 1,987 additional novel coronavirus

infections, a new five-week low, and 65 additional deaths.

In a bulletin, the ministry said total confirmed cases haveincreased to 228,403, while confirmed deaths have reached 3,688,of which more than 43% were reported in the past 30 days.(Reporting by Neil Jerome MoralesEditing by Ed Davies)