Philippines' 2,562 new COVID-19 cases highest in 5 days; active tally rises to 26,380

The Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday logged an increase in the daily COVID-19 count with 2,562 new cases, the highest recorded in five days.

The new cases pushed the active tally to 26,380, up from Wednesday's 25,733 active cases.

Thursday's new infections came after three straight days of fewer than 2,000 fresh cases reported.

The Philippines now has a total of 3,961,349 COVID-19 cases since the pandemic began in 2020.

A total of 1,878 patients recovered from the viral disease, the lowest in six days.  The country's recovery tally now stands at 3,871,820.

Total deaths increased to 63,149 from Wednesday's 63,111.  The 38 new fatalities were highest in 14 days.

The National Capital Region reported the highest cases in the recent two weeks with 13,582, followed by Calabarzon with 5,523, Central Luzon with 2,886, Davao Region with 1,377, and Soccsksargen with 737.

At least 17,748 individuals were tested, while 336 testing laboratories submitted data as of Wednesday, October 5.

The bed occupancy in the country stood at 25.6%, while at least 7,379 beds were occupied and 21,437 were vacant as of Tuesday, October 4.—LDF, GMA News