THE Department of Health (DOH) logged only 890 new COVID-19 infections today, lower than yesterday’s 1,153, according to the DOH COVID-19 Case Bulletin issued today, November 24, 2021.
This brings the total number of COVID-19 infections in the country to 2,828,660 cases.
Active cases, on the other hand, were down to 17,864 cases today compared to yesterday’s 18,721 count. Active cases or patients are those undergoing treatment in government hospitals and temporary quarantine facilities.
Recoveries from COVID-19 today, meanwhile, went down slightly to 1,710 from yesterday’s 2,182 count. Overall, COVID-19 recoveries in the country have reached a total of 2,763,114 cases.
The DOH also logged 200 deaths today, slightly higher than the 195 recorded yesterday to bring the total COVID-19 deaths to 47,682.
Positivity rate today, meanwhile, was at 2.5 percent based on 32,254 people who were tested.
Around 58.2 percent of the cases were mild and asymptomatic, the DOH bulletin noted.
A total of 17 duplicates were removed from the total case count, of which 15 were recoveries.
There were also 33 cases found to have tested negative and also were removed from the total case count. Of these, 19 were recoveries.
However, 179 cases earlier tagged as recoveries were reclassified as deaths upon final validation.
Two laboratories were not operational on November 22, 2021 while three 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 laboratories contributed, on average, 1.8 percent of samples tested and 1.5 percent of positive individuals.
The agency continues to remind the public not to become complacent and continue to be vigilant 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 whenever necessary, maintain physical distancing and washing of hands. 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.