MANILA - The Philippines on Sunday recorded 3,372 new coronavirus cases and 79 more deaths.

In a bulletin, the Department of Health said the Southeast Asian country's confirmed cases of infections had risen to 261,216, the highest in the region, while its death toll had climbed to 4,371.

(Reporting by Enrico Dela Cruz; Editing by Kim Coghill) ((enrico.delacruz@tr.com;))