Philippines logs 6,913 new Covid-19 cases, total rises to 2,720,368; third straight day infections stay below 8,000


A general view of people trooping to the Manila baywalk dolomite beach along Roxas boulevard in Manila city on Sunday, October 17, 2021, a day after authorities eased its quarantine restrictions in the nation's capital. - AFP

MANILA, Oct. 17 (Philippines Daily Inquirer/ANN): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported 6,913 new confirmed cases of Covid-19 on Sunday, bringing the total tally to 2,720,368.

The DOH also reported that 95 more people died from Covid-19 complications in the country, bringing the overall death toll to 40,675.

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