A low of 235 new COVID-19 cases recorded today

THE Department of Health (DOH) today recorded a total of 235 new COVID-19 infections, back down from yesterday’s 360 count, according to the DOH COVID-19 Case Bulletin issued today, December 14, 2021.

This brings the total number of COVID-19 infections in the country to 2,836,868 cases.

Active cases, on the other hand, registered an 10,526 count today, still lower than yesterday’s 11,083. Active cases are patients undergoing treatment in government hospitals and temporary quarantine facilities.

Recoveries from COVID-19 today, meanwhile, went up to 780 from yesterday’s 519 count. Overall, COVID-19 recoveries in the country have reached a total of 2,775,991 cases.

The DOH also recorded a low of only 10 fatalities today, a big drop from yesterday’s 61 count to bring the total COVID-19 deaths to 50,351.

Positivity rate today, meanwhile, also dropped to 0.9 percent based on 24,120 people who were tested.

Around 45.2 percent of the cases were mild and asymptomatic, the DOH bulletin noted.

A total of five duplicates were removed from the total case count, wherein four were recoveries.

Also, about 165 cases were found to have tested negative and have been removed from the total case count, where 161 were recoveries.

However, three cases earlier tagged as recoveries were reclassified as deaths upon final validation.

Four laboratories were not operational on December 12, 2021 while eight 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 12 laboratories contribute, on average, 1.5 percent of samples tested and 2.6 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.

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