THE Department of Health (DOH) tallied 20,741 new COVID-19 infections today, a little higher than yesterday’s count of 20,310, according to the latest DOH COVID-19 Case Bulletin issued today, September 4, 2021.
This becomes the new second-highest single-day tally to the 22,366 cases established in August 30, 2021, the highest in the country since the pandemic began.
This brings the total number of COVID-19 infections in the country to a total of 2,061,084 cases.
Also, the number of active cases was a little lower at 157,646 cases from yesterday’s 158,994 count. Active cases or patients are those undergoing treatment in government hospitals and temporary quarantine facilities.
Also, 189 COVID-19 deaths were registered today, a little lower than yesterday’s 193 total. This brings the total number of COVID-19 fatalities today to 34,062.
The DOH also logged 21,962 new recoveries from COVID-19 today, almost triple the 7,710 recoveries posted yesterday.
This brings total recoveries to 1,869,376 individuals.
However, positivity rate slightly inched up to 28.0 percent from yesterday’s 27.4 rate, with 74,034 people who were tested.
Majority, or 96.6 percent of the cases, are mild and asymptomatic.
A total of 225 duplicates were removed from the total case count, of which 206 were recoveries.
Also, 81 cases tagged earlier as recoveries were reclassified as deaths upon final validation.
All laboratories were operational on September 2, 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, 1.5 percent of samples tested and 1.8 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.