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DOH reports 1,264 new COVID cases, 6 more deaths

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Passengers traveling via the LRT-2 Araneta Center-Cubao station in Quezon City wear face masks on April 25, 2023. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News/File" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/tvpatrol/10/10/20230425-lrt2-mask-mandate-md-7.jpg"/><figcaption>Passengers traveling via the LRT-2 Araneta Center-Cubao station in Quezon City wear face masks on April 25, 2023. <em>Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News/File</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — The Department of Health (DOH) on Tuesday said it had logged 1,264 new cases of COVID from October 2 to 8 or in the past week.</p><p>The number of active coronavirus cases is now at 3,062, while some 4.046 million Filipinos have recovered from the respiratory disease.</p><p>As of October 8, there were 272 coronavirus patients in severe or critical condition admitted to hospitals.</p><p>Around 186 ICU beds — or 12.2 percent of the total 1,524 — were occupied. Of the 12,496 total non-ICU beds, some 2,296 were also being used. </p><p>The health agency reported 6 new COVID deaths, pushing the total number of coronavirus fatalities to 66,702.</p><p>The DOH noted that the average daily coronavirus cases in the reporting week was at 181. This is 3 percent higher compared to the preceding week, or from September 25 to October 1.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/09/26/23/doh-reports-1164-new-covid-cases-11-more-deaths">Philippines logs 1,164 new COVID cases, 11 more deaths</a></li></ul><p>Since the start of the COVID pandemic in 2020, the Philippines has recorded over 4.116 million cases, according to the health department&#x27;s data.</p><p>At least 78 million Filipinos have received their coronavirus jabs, while 23 million have gotten booster shots, the DOH said.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/10/05/23/doh-warns-of-proliferation-of-viruses-during-rainy-season">DOH warns of &#x27;proliferation of viruses&#x27; during rainy season</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/spotlight/09/29/23/long-covid-prevalence-vastly-overestimated">Long COVID: prevalence vastly overestimated?</a></li></ul><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2817364" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

The Department of Health on Tuesday said it had logged 1,264 new cases of COVID from October 2 to 8 or in the past week.