MANILA, Oct. 5 (Xinhua) — The Philippines reported 1,764 new COVID-19 infections on Wednesday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 3,958,786.
The Department of Health (DOH) said the number of active cases dropped to 25,733, while 33 more patients died from COVID-19 complications, taking the country’s death toll to 63,111.
Metro Manila, the capital region with ov