Philippines logs 2,313 new COVID-19 cases, 43 more deaths
Sep 10, 2022
Manila [Philippines], September 10: The Philippines reported 2,313 new COVID-19 infections on Friday, bringing the number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 3,901,033.
The department of health said the number of active cases rose to 24,300, while 43 more patients died from COVID-19 complications, pushing the country's death toll to 62,249.
Metro Manila, the capital region with over 13 million people, tallied 765 new cases.
Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire told a press conference that areas across the country are "at the low downward trend," except for the Mindanao region in the southern Philippines, where infections are on a plateau.
She added that intensive care units and severe and critical hospital admissions show "a continuous decline over the past weeks but also shows signs of plateauing."
The Philippines reported its highest COVID-19 single-day tally of 39,004 new cases on Jan. 15. The country, with a population of around 110 million, has fully vaccinated over 72.7 million people. However, only 18.4 million people have received their first booster shots, and over 2.4 million have received their second booster shots.
Source: Xinhua
