(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines rose to 2,713,509 on Saturday, Oct. 16, after the Department of Health reported 7,772 additional cases. The DOH said of the total cases, 85048 were active. Recoveries rose to 257881 with the addition of 1634 recoveries. The COVID-19 death toll is now at 40580, with the addition of 156 deaths. According to the DOH data, at least 48 percent of the 15,000 ward beds in the country […]