NEW COVID-19 cases dropped to 18,012 cases today after establishing a new record high yesterday with 22,415 cases, the highest since the pandemic began, according to the Department of Health (DOH) COVID-19 Case Bulletin issued today, September 7, 2021.
This is also the first time since September 3, 2021 that the number of daily cases dropped below 20,000 cases.
This brings the total number of COVID-19 infections in the country to a total of 2,121,308 cases.
Also, the number of active cases was at 158,637 cases, slightly lower than yesterday’s 159,633 count. Active cases or patients are those undergoing treatment in government hospitals and temporary quarantine facilities.
Also, 161 COVID-19 deaths were registered today, higher than yesterday’s 103 total. This brings the total number of COVID-19 fatalities today to 34,498.
The DOH also listed 18,945 recoveries today, lower than yesterday’s 20,109 count.
Total recoveries, on the other hand, is now at 1,928,173 individuals.
However, positivity rate slid slightly to 28.1 percent from yesterday’s 28.8 percent rate, with 57,180 people who were tested.
Majority, or 95.4 percent of the cases, are mild and asymptomatic.
A total of 35 duplicates were removed from the total case count, of which 28 were recoveries.
Also, 105 cases tagged earlier as recoveries were reclassified as deaths upon final validation.
All laboratories were operational on September 5, 2021 while 13 laboratories were not able to submit their data to the COVID-19 Document Repository System (CDRS). Based on data in the last 14 days, the 13 non-reporting laboratories contribute, on average, 3.6 percent of samples tested and 3.7 percent of positive individuals.
The agency continues to remind the public to ensure their safety and to strictly observe safety protocols and to have themselves vaccinated as soon as possible. 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.