THE Department of Health (DOH) today posted a total of 21,411 new COVID-19 infections, much lower than yesterday’s record-setting 26,303 cases, according to the DOH COVID-19 Case Bulletin issued today, September 12, 2021.
This brings the total number of COVID-19 infections in the country to hit 2,227,367 cases.
Also, the number of active cases tumbled to 181,951 cases compared to yesterday’s 185,706 count. Active cases or patients are those undergoing treatment in government hospitals and temporary quarantine facilities.
COVID-19 deaths today again reached 168, almost double from yesterday’s 79 total. This brings the total number of COVID-19 fatalities today to 35,145.
The DOH also listed a high 25,049 recoveries today, a big improvement from yesterday’s 16,013 count.
The number of total recoveries, on the other hand, surpassed the 2-million mark, bringing to 2,010,271 the number of people who have already recovered from COVID-19.
Positivity rate slid further to 27.0 percent from yesterday’s 27.6 percent rate, with 78,274 people who were tested.
Majority, or 95.5 percent of the cases, are mild and asymptomatic.
A total of 65 duplicates were removed from the total case count, of which 57 were recoveries and one is a death.
Also, 58 cases tagged earlier as recoveries were reclassified as deaths upon final validation.
All laboratories were operational on September 10, 2021 while five 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 five non-reporting laboratories contribute, on average, 1.6 percent of samples tested and 2.1 percent of positive individuals.
Still, 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.