Philippines daily infections goes below 5,000 as country logs 4,496 new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday (Oct 19)

MANILA, Oct. 19 (Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported 4,496 new Covid-19 infections on Tuesday, pushing the number of confirmed cases in the South-East Asian country to 2,731,735.

The DOH also reported that 211 more people died from Covid-19 complications, bringing the country's death toll to 40,972.