Manila [Philippines], October 7 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday reported 10,019 new COVID-19 infections, pushing the number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 2,632,881.

The DOH also reported that 109 more people died from COVID-19 complications, bringing the country's death toll to 39,937.

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The DOH said it will report more deaths on Friday after reporting zero deaths for two days due to "technical issues" of its digital platform for COVID-19 data.

The Philippines, with a population of around 110 million, has tested more than 20 million people since the outbreak in January 2020. (ANI/Xinhua)

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