THE Department of Health (DOH) today logged 402 new COVID-19 infections, slightly higher than yesterday’s 356 count, according to the DOH COVID-19 Case Bulletin issued today, December 12, 2021.
This brings the total number of COVID-19 infections in the country to 2,836,592 cases.
Active cases, on the other hand, registered a 11,255 count today, still lower than yesterday’s 11,373 count. Active cases are patients undergoing treatment in government hospitals and temporary quarantine facilities.
Recoveries from COVID-19 today, meanwhile, went down to 509 from yesterday’s 878 count. Overall, COVID-19 recoveries in the country have reached a total of 2,775,057 cases.
The DOH also recorded 184 fatalities today from yesterday’s 135 count to make total COVID-19 deaths reach 50,280.
Positivity rate today, meanwhile, was at 1.2 percent based on 36,799 people who were tested.
Around 46.3 percent of the cases were mild and asymptomatic, the DOH bulletin noted.
A total of six duplicates were removed from the total case count, and the six were recoveries.
Also, about 164 cases were found to have tested negative and have been removed from the total case count, where 159 were recoveries.
However, 178 cases earlier tagged as recoveries were reclassified as deaths upon final validation.
Four laboratories were not operational on December 10, 2021 while three laboratories were not able to submit its data to the COVID-19 Document Repository System (CDRS). Based on data in the last 14 days, the seven laboratories contribute, on average, 0.5 percent of samples tested and 0.1 percent of positive individuals.
The agency continues to remind the public not to become complacent and continue to be vigilant against the threat of COVID-19 and make it a habit to follow the minimum public health standards and to always wear face masks, and also face shields whenever necessary, maintain physical distancing and washing of hands. The DOH also reiterates that the safety of the country is everyone’s responsibility, and that by helping each other, the country will overcome this COVID-19 pandemic.