Philippines sustains steady decline with 8,564 new Covid-19 cases on Friday (Feb 4)

People crowd a street filled with stores as they shop in Manila on Friday, February 4, 2022, after authorities issued relaxation of Covid-19 rules. - AFP

MANILA, Feb. 4 (Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported 8,564 new Covid-19 infections on Friday, bringing the number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 3,594,002.

The DOH said 46 more people died from Covid-19 complications, pushing the country's death toll to 54,214.

The number of active cases dropped to 151,389 as the country's positivity rate dipped to 24.3 percent.