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The Department of Health (DOH) logged 163 new Covid-19 cases on Wednesday, Oct. 4, bringing the total number of Covid-19 cases in the country to 4,115,488.
The DOH Covid-19 Tracker showed no additional Covid-19-related fatalities, maintaining the fatality rate at 1.6 percent.
Based on the data, the country has 2,943 active Covid-19 cases.
It also revealed 132 new recoveries, resulting in a 98.3 percent recovery rate, with a total of 4,045,843 people having survived the virus.
On the availability of intensive care unit (ICU) beds designated for Covid-19 patients, the DOH reported that 223 beds, or 11.34 percent, of the 1,966 available ICU beds were currently occupied.
Similarly, non-ICU Covid-19 beds were frequently utilized, with 3,054, or 16.31 percent, of the 18,725 available beds in use, while mechanical ventilators, numbering 2,103, had 110 currently in use by Covid-19 patients.
Related to this, the DOH reminded the public not to become complacent in the face of the Covid-19 threat.
DOH stressed the importance of adhering to minimum health standards, which included wearing well-fitting face masks and staying in well-ventilated areas. — Zekinah Elize Espina
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