THE Department of Health (DOH) recorded another new high of COVID-19 infections today with 22,415 cases, the highest since the pandemic began, according to the DOH COVID-19 Case Bulletin issued today, September 6, 2021.
This is slightly higher than the previous record high of 22,366 cases recorded last August 30, 2021.
This also brings the total number of COVID-19 infections in the country to a total of 2,103,331 cases.
Also, the number of active cases was at another high with 159,633, higher than yesterday’s 157,438 count. Active cases or patients are those undergoing treatment in government hospitals and temporary quarantine facilities.
Also, 103 COVID-19 deaths were registered today, lower than yesterday’s 173 total. This brings the total number of COVID-19 fatalities today to 34,337
The DOH also listed 20,109 recoveries, slightly higher than yesterday’s 20.089 count.
Total recoveries, on the other hand, is now at 1,909,361 individuals.
However, positivity rate rose to 28.8 percent from yesterday’s 27.5 percent rate, with 73,264 people who were tested.
Majority, or 95.5 percent of the cases, are mild and asymptomatic.
A total of 68 duplicates were removed from the total case count, of which 53 were recoveries.
Also, seven cases tagged earlier as recoveries were reclassified as deaths upon final validation.
All laboratories were operational on September 4, 2021 while eight 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 eight non-reporting laboratories contribute, on average, 2.3 percent of samples tested and 2.3 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.