A DAY after it breached below the 1,000-mark, the Department of Health (DOH) today logged 1,067 new COVID-19 afflictions, based on the DOH COVID-19 Case Bulletin issued today, March 1, 2022.
The DOH, however, noted that the lower reported numbers and positivity rate today were because these were Sunday laboratory outputs that traditionally have the lowest outputs per week.
Overall, the number of COVID-19 infections in the country now stands at 3,663,059 cases.
Active cases dropped slightly to 51,592 cases today compared to yesterday’s 52,179. Active cases are patients undergoing treatment in government hospitals and temporary quarantine facilities
Recoveries from COVID-19 today, however, went down further to 1,652 cases from yesterday’s 1,717 count, pushing overall COVID-19 recoveries in the country to 3,555,016 cases
However, there were no COVID-19 deaths recorded today, which means the total number of COVID-19 deaths will remain at 56,451.
Positivity rate today, meanwhile, dropped to 4.3 percent and with 18,766 people tested.
Also, 91.3 percent of the cases were mild and asymptomatic, the DOH bulletin noted.
A total of five duplicates were removed from the total case count, of which three were recoveries.
All laboratories were operational on February 27, 2022, but nine 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 nine laboratories contribute, on average, 1.4 percent of samples tested and 1.4 percent of positive individuals.
The agency continues to remind the public not to become complacent 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 when in medical facilities, maintain physical distancing and frequently wash hands. At the onset of symptoms, immediately isolate and undergo testing. Remember to be tested at the right time, and to be vaccinated in order to receive added protection against COVID-19.