Philippines reports 12,805 new Covid-19 infections, low output of testing labs

MANILA (Philippine Daily Inquirer/Asia News Network): The Department of Health (DOH) logged 12,805 additional cases of Covid-19 on Wednesday (Sept 29), which brought the country’s active infections to 132,339.

But according to the DOH, the low number of new cases was due to lower laboratory output last Monday. It said the testing output last Monday was only 51,377 compared to the 70,134 average daily tests for the last seven days.