916 cases of leptospirosis recorded in the Philippines

Philippine Department of Health Secretary Francisco Duque III (C, standing) talks to a leptospirosis patient in a leptospirosis ward transformed from a covered basketball court in the National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI) in Quezon City, the Philippines, Aug. 20, 2019. The Philippine Department of Health (DOH) said that from January to July this year, it has recorded 916 leptospirosis cases with 106 deaths nationwide, up from 307 cases and 33 deaths on the same period last year. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)