THE Department of Health (DOH) logged only 1,474 new COVID-19 infections today, which is slightly lower than yesterday’s 1,485, according to the DOH COVID-19 Case Bulletin issued today, November 20, 2021.
This brings the total number of COVID-19 infections in the country to 2,824,499 cases.
Active cases, on the other hand, were at 22,070 cases today compared to yesterday’s 23,200 count. Active cases or patients are those undergoing treatment in government hospitals and temporary quarantine facilities.
Recoveries from COVID-19 today, meanwhile, went up to 2,565 from yesterday’s 1,393 count. Overall, COVID-19 recoveries in the country have reached a total of 2,755,526 cases.
The DOH also logged 205 deaths today, lower than yesterday’s 277 to bring the total COVID-19 deaths to 46,903.
Positivity rate today, meanwhile, moved down to 3.2 percent compared to yesterday’s 3.5 percent based on 38,636 people who were tested.
Around 62.2 percent of the cases were mild and asymptomatic, the DOH bulletin noted.
A total of 15 duplicates were removed from the total case count, of which 13 were recoveries.
There were also 170 cases found to have tested negative and also were removed from the total cases count. Of these, 169 were recoveries.
However, 169 cases earlier tagged as were reclassified as deaths upon final validation.
Two laboratories were not operational on November 18, 2021 while two laboratories were not able to submit its data to the COVID-19 Document Repository System (CDRS). Based on data in the last 14 days, the two non-reporting laboratories contributed, on average, 5.2 percent of samples tested and 0.7 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. It 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.