Philippines logs 3,792 new Covid-19 cases and death toll nears 55,000 as of Saturday (Feb 12)

Flight attendants wearing face masks as a protection against the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) arrive at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport, in Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines. - Reuters

MANILA, Feb 12 (Xinhua): Philippine Department of Health (DOH) reported 3,792 new Covid-19 infections on Saturday, pushing the number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 3,634,368.

The number of active cases dropped to 84,229 as the country's positivity rate also dropped to 14.3 per cent.

The DOH said 76 more people died from Covid-19 complications, bringing the country's death toll to 54,930.