The Philippines now has 378,933 confirmed COVID-19 cases after the Department of Health (DOH) reported 2,006 cases on Friday, October 30.

The new daily figure, however, was only based on 141 laboratories out of 154 licensed testing hubs.

The DOH reported 38 new deaths due to the coronavirus disease, bringing the death toll to 7,185, while recoveries are up by 636, raising total recoveries to 330,457.

Of the total cases, 41,291 are active.

A newly formed Taiwanese company in the Subic Bay Freeport will be manufacturing face masks and other personal protective equipment (PPEs) to help address a continuing demand for health safety gears, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) Chairman and Administrator Wilma Eisma said the SBMA management has recently green-lighted the operation of Mask Secure King Incorporated (MSK) to help increase the country’s production capacity for PPEs and other medical consumables.

Eisma said the MSK has committed US$500,000 for the manufacturing project and will employ 35 workers during its first year of operation. The firm will do business under the trade name “Secure Masks and Protective Gears.”

The Philippines now has 376,935 confirmed COVID-19 cases after the Department of Health (DOH) reported 1,761 cases on Thursday, October 29.

The new daily figure, however, was only based on 144 laboratories out of 153 licensed testing hubs.

The DOH reported 33 new deaths due to the coronavirus disease, bringing the death toll to 7,147, while recoveries are up by 740, raising total recoveries to 329,848.

Of the total cases, 39,940 are active.