Manila Bulletin
2,883 new cases of Covid-19 recorded—DOH
The Department of Health (DOH) reported 2,883 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, October 13, bringing the total number of infections to 3,975,884.
Metro Manila led the country with the highest number of new infections in the past two weeks, followed by Calabarzon and Central Luzon.
The country's active COVID-19 cases now stand at 25,293, with a total of 3,887,188 recoveries and 63,403 deaths.
The DOH noted that the Omicron subvariant XBB, which shows higher immune evasion ability than BA.5, has not yet been detected in the Philippines.
The DOH is still reviewing the application for a certificate of product registration of Janssen Pharmaceuticals' COVID-19 vaccine.
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