Philippines' confirmed coronavirus cases exceed 100,000

The Philippines on Sunday reported 5,032 new coronavirus infections, its largest single-day increase, taking the country's total confirmed cases to 103,185.

The Department of Health also said its death toll had jumped by 20 to 2,059.

President Rodrigo Duterte was scheduled to meet key cabinet members on Sunday to discuss a call by medical frontliners' groups to put the capital Manila, which accounts for the bulk of infections, back under a stricter lockdown, his spokesman said.