THE Department of Health (DOH) reported that new COVID-19 infections today dropped for the second day in a row to only 7,661 cases compared to yesterday’s 9,493 count based on the DOH COVID-19 Case Bulletin issued February 2, 2022.
This brings the overall number of COVID-19 infections in the country to 3,577,298 cases.
Active cases, on the other hand, went down further to 160,297 today from yesterday’s 176,053. Active cases are patients undergoing treatment in government hospitals and temporary quarantine facilities.
Recoveries from COVID-19 today, however, also went down again to 23,392 cases from yesterday’s 24,210 count, pushing overall COVID-19 recoveries in the country to 3,362,904 cases.
Meanwhile, COVID-19 fatalities today were slightly down to 43 from yesterday’s 51, pushing the total COVID-19 deaths to 54,097.
Positivity rate today was down to 24.8 percent from yesterday’s 28.8 percent with 40,453 people tested.
Also, 96.9 percent of the cases were mild and asymptomatic, the DOH bulletin noted.
A total of 28 duplicates were removed from the total case count, with 18 counted as recoveries.
There were also 28 cases tagged earlier as recoveries but were reclassified as deaths upon final validation.
All laboratories were operational on January 31, 2022, but two laboratories were not able to submit their data to the COVID-19 Document Repository System (CDRS). According to data in the last 14 days, the two laboratories contribute, on average, 0.9 percent of samples tested and 1.5 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.