A child receives a dose of COVID-19 vaccine during the first day of the vaccination for children aged 5 to 11 at a mall in Quezon City, the Philippines, Feb. 7, 2022. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)
On Feb. 7, the Philippines started the COVID-19 vaccination drive for children aged 5 to 11.
MANILA, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- The Philippines Department of Health (DOH) reported 6,835 new COVID-19 infections on Monday, pushing the number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 3,616,387.
The DOH said 12 more people died from COVID-19 complications, bringing the country's death toll to 54,538. The number of active cases dropped to 116,720 as the country's positivity rate fell further to 19.1 percent.
The Philippines started the COVID-19 vaccination drive for children aged 5 to 11 on Monday. Over 60 million people have been fully vaccinated since the rollout in March last year.
The Philippines has seen four COVID-19 waves since the outbreak in 2020, reporting the highest single-day tally on Jan. 15 this year with 39,004 new cases. The country, which has around 110 million population, has tested over 25 million people. ■
