Manila, Aug 14, 2021, SPA -- The Philippine health ministry on Saturday recorded 14,249 new coronavirus cases, the new second-largest daily increase in infections. In a bulletin, the ministry said total confirmed infections in the Philippines have increased to 1.727 million, while deaths have reached 30,070, after reporting 233 additional casualties. Active cases, at 98,847, was at a near four-month high, Reuters quoted government data as showing. --SPA 14:12 LOCAL TIME 11:12 GMT 0019 www.spa.gov.sa/w1600528