Hanoi (VNA) – COVID-19 remains complicated in the Southeast Asia asthe regional countries continued to witness an increase in the number ofinfections on April 4.

The Philippines documented additional 11,028 cases on the day, bringing thenation’s tally to 795,051. Meanwhile, the death toll climbed to 13,425 aftertwo more patients died from the viral diseases.

According to the Department of Health, the nation, which has a population ofsome 110 million people, has tested over 9.7 million people since the outbreakin January 2020.

More Filipinos will receive the jabs as the government ramps upits COVID-19 immunisation drive this week, urging frontline medical workers andsenior citizens with underlying conditions to get inoculated. The DOH said itis speeding up the vaccination of its over 1.7 million healthcare workers.

Indonesia said it logged 6,731 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number ofcoronavirus infections in the nation to more than 1.534 million.

As many as 41,669 people died of the virus, 427 cases higher than the numberrecorded in the previous day.

The pandemic has spread to 34 cities and provinces nationwide.

While in Thailand, 96 new cases were added on April 4, 87 of them locallytransmitted. The total number of confirmed cases in the nation was 29,127. Nonew deaths were reported.

The Centre for COVID-19 SituationAdministration, of the total new infections, Bangkok had 35 cases, includingthree Japanese, Samut Sakhon 13,  SamutPrakan 9, and Chonburi (7).

Notably, Thai authorities detected a COVID-19 outbreak in a prison in southernNarathiwat province, with 112 infections.

The prison now has more than 2,300 inmates, andthere might possibly be more people that would test positive for coronavirus,they said.

A field hospital has been set up to take care of those patients./.