THE Department of Health (DOH) tallied 19,441 new COVID-19 infections today, a new record since the pandemic began last year, according to the latest DOH COVID-19 Case Bulletin issued today, August 28, 2021.
With the additional cases today, the total number of COVID-19 infections in the country is now at 1,935,700, inching closer to the 2-million mark.
Also, the number of active cases is still on an upward trend with 142,679, a little higher than yesterday’s 142,531 count. Active cases or patients are those undergoing treatment in government hospitals and temporary quarantine facilities.
However, a total of 167 COVID-19 deaths were registered today, slightly higher than yesterday’s 113 total. This brings the total number of COVID-19 fatalities today to 33,008.
The DOH also logged 19,191 new recoveries from the COVID-19 disease today, almost triple the 6,771 recoveries posted yesterday.
Currently, there are now 1,760,013 individuals listed as total recoveries.
Positivity rate was also at another high with 27.5 percent, higher than yesterday’s 26.1 rate, with 71,620 people who were tested.
Majority, or 97.3 percent of the cases, are mild and asymptomatic.
A total of 202 duplicates were removed from the total case count, of which 191 were recoveries.
Also, 76 cases tagged earlier as recoveries were reclassified as deaths upon final validation.
All laboratories were operational on August 26, 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 three non-reporting laboratories contribute, on average, 1.3 percent of samples tested and 0.2 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.