Philippines logs 834 new cases and 22 more deaths on Saturday (Dec 24)

People heading to the provinces ahead of Christmas arrive at a bus terminal in Paranaque City, Metro Manila, Philippines, December 23, 2022. - Reuters

MANILA, Dec. 24 (Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported 834 new Covid-19 infections on Saturday, pushing the number of confirmed cases in the South-East Asian country to 4,060,960.

The DOH said the number of active cases dropped to 16,489, while 22 patients died from Covid-19 complications, pushing the country's death toll to 65,215.