Malacañang has steered clear of the latest nationwide tally of coronavirus cases which breached the 100,000 mark.
Presidential spokesman Harry Roque declined to comment and instead passed the buck to the Department of Health to discuss the increase in the number of infections in the country.
The health department has reported 5,032 fresh cases of coronavirus Sunday, bringing the total number 103,185. It is considered the largest single-day jump on record in the country.President Duterte has called for a meeting with Cabinet members Sunday to address the concerns of the medical community that the country was supposedly losing the fight against the disease.
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