Philippines logs 24,938 new Covid-19 cases on Monday; total infections now at 3,442,056.

A healthcare worker conducting swab tests inside a medical facility in Marikina City, Metro Manila, the Philippines. - Bloomberg

MANILA, Jan. 24 (Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported 24,938 new Covid-19 infections on Monday, raising the number of confirmed cases in the South-East Asian country to 3,442,056.

The DOH said the number of active cases dropped to 262,997, as the country's positivity rate also dipped to 40.6 percent.