With 173 patients given the all clear during the day, the number of recoveries rose to 10,596,509.
Meanwhile, there are 77 patients needing breathing support.
No death from COVID-19 was recorded in the past 24 hours. The total fatalities stood at 43,151.
On October 9, an additional 5,152 doses of vaccines were administered, raising the total number of doses of COVID-19 vaccines injected to 260,256,493.
