Live COVID-19 updates: Spain reports 143 new COVID-19 deaths

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The following are the updates on the global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

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MANILA -- China is donating more medical equipment and supplies to help the Philippines contain the spread of COVID-19 and speed up the country's recovery from the highly infectious disease.

The new batches of emergency medical supplies to the Philippines include 100 ventilators, 150,000 testing kits, 70,000 medical protective suits, 70,000 N95 medical masks, 1.3 million surgical mask and 70,000 medical protective goggles.

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HONG KONG -- Hong Kong's Center for Health Protection (CHP) reported three newly confirmed COVID-19 cases on Sunday, taking the total number to 1,047.

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MADRID -- The Spanish Ministry of Health, Consumer Affairs and Social Services on Sunday reported a fall in the number of new deaths due to COVID-19 and a slight rise in the number of new cases in the country.

The death toll rose to 26,621 after 143 people lost their lives in the 24-hour period as of 9 p.m. local time (1900 GMT) on Saturday.

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TEHRAN -- The Iranian health ministry announced 1,383 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 107,603, official IRNA news agency reported.

There were also 51 new deaths, taking the total number of fatalities to 6,640, Kianush Jahanpur, head of Public Relations and Information Center of the Ministry of Health and Medical Education, was quoted as saying.

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MOSCOW -- Russia has reported 11,012 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, raising its total number of infections to 209,688, its coronavirus response center said in a statement on Sunday.