A police officer is seen wearing a face shield amid the COVID-19 outbreak in Rizal Province, the Philippines, on Aug. 12, 2020. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)
-- The Philippines announces 4,002 new cases, total tally at 147,526;
-- Infections in Indonesia increase by 2,098 to 132,816;
-- Japan's capital confirms 206 more cases;
-- India's death toll rises to 47,033, total cases reach 2,396,637.
HONG KONG, Aug. 13 (Xinhua) -- The following are the latest developments of the COVID-19 pandemic in Asia-Pacific countries on Thursday:
MANILA -- The number of confirmed cases in the Philippines surged to 147,526 after the Department of Health (DOH) reported 4,002 new daily cases.
The DOH said that the number of recoveries further rose to 70,387 after 1,403 more patients have survived the disease.
The death toll also increased to 2,426 after 23 more patients have succumbed to the viral disease, the DOH added.
People wearing face shields and masks are seen at a market in Manila, the Philippines on Aug. 11, 2020. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)
JAKARTA -- The total cases in Indonesia rose by 2,098 within one day to 132,816, with the death toll adding by 65 to 5,968, the health ministry said.
According to the ministry, 1,760 more people were discharged from hospitals, bringing the total number of recovered patients to 87,558.
The virus has spread to all the country's 34 provinces.
Children wearing face masks play traditional music instrument of angklung in front of visitors at Saung Angklung Udjo, in Bandung, Indonesia, Aug. 8, 2020. (Photo by Septianjar/Xinhua)
TOKYO -- The Tokyo metropolitan government confirmed 206 new cases on Thursday, marking the second straight day when infections topped the 200-mark.
While the number of new infections remained below the daily record of 472 infections reported earlier this month, concerns have remained high about the virus' resurgence in the capital of 14 million people since a state of emergency was lifted at the end of May.
Tokyo's cumulative COVID-19 cases stands at 16,680, the highest among Japan's 47 prefectures.
Nationwide, the cumulative total has surpassed 52,000 infections.
People wearing face masks visit a commercial street in Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan, June 21, 2020. (Xinhua/Du Xiaoyi)
NEW DELHI -- India's federal health ministry on Thursday confirmed that total deaths in the country have surpassed the 47,000-mark, reaching 47,033, as the total cases reached 2,396,637.
Over the past 24 hours, a total of 66,999 new cases were added to the tally, and as many as 942 people died, according to the data.
People wait for their COVID-19 tests in Hyderabad, India's southern state Telangana, on Aug. 5, 2020. (Str/Xinhua)
SEOUL -- South Korea reported 56 more cases as of 0:00 a.m. Thursday local time compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 14,770.
Of the new cases, nine were imported from overseas, lifting the combined figure to 2,600.
The domestic infections grew in double digits owing to infections relevant to church services and a fast food chain.
No more death was confirmed, leaving the death toll at 305. The total fatality rate stood at 2.06 percent.
Policemen help clean a local market hit by torrential rain in Gurye county, South Jeolla province of South Korea, Aug. 9, 2020. (Photo by Lee Sang-ho/Xinhua)■