Philippines official wants vaccination programme accelerated as 14,786 new Covid-19 cases are reported on Saturday (Oct 2)


MANILA, Oct. 2 (Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported 14,786 new Covid-19 cases on Saturday, pushing the total number of confirmed cases in the South-East Asian country to 2,580,173.

The DOH also reported that 164 more people died from Covid-19 complications, bringing the country's death toll to 38,656.

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