A NEW record high for most number of daily COVID-19 infections was set today at 22,820 cases, according to the Department of Health (DOH) COVID-19 Case Bulletin issued today, September 9, 2021.
This brings the total number of COVID-19 infections in the country to a total of 2,161,892 cases.
The previous record was 22,415 cases set last September 6, 2021.
Also, the number of active cases shot up to 166,672 cases from yesterday’s 151,135 count. Active cases or patients are those undergoing treatment in government hospitals and temporary quarantine facilities.
There were only 61 COVID-19 deaths logged today, less than half of yesterday’s 174 total. This brings the total number of COVID-19 fatalities today to 34,733.
The DOH also listed only 12,337 recoveries today, much lower compared to yesterday’s 20,151 count.
The number of total recoveries, on the other hand, is now at 1,960,487 individuals.
Positivity rate also rose to 29.4 percent from yesterday’s 28.1 percent rate, with 74,706 people who were tested.
Majority, or 95.3 percent of the cases, are mild and asymptomatic.
A total of 108 duplicates were removed from the total case count, of which 96 were recoveries.
Also, 29 cases tagged earlier as recoveries were reclassified as deaths upon final validation.
All laboratories were operational on September 7, 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, 2.3 percent of samples tested and 2.6 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.