THE Department of Health (DOH) logged a total of 6,216 new COVID-19 cases today, which is slightly lower than yesterday’s 6,845 total, according to the latest DOH COVID-19 Case Bulletin issued today, July 24, 2021.
This brings the total number of COVID-19 infections in the country to 1,543,281, with 54,401 listed as active cases or patients who are undergoing treatment in government hospitals and temporary quarantine facilities.
From zero COVID-19 deaths registered yesterday, fatalities were recorded at 241 today, which brings to 27,131 the total number of COVID-19 fatalities.
The DOH also logged 6,778 new recoveries from the COVID-19 disease today, almost three times higher than the 2,330 number of recoveries recorded yesterday.
Currently, there are now 1,461,749 individuals listed as total recoveries.
Meanwhile, positivity rate is at 13.0 percent from 45,592 people who were tested.
Majority, or 94.7 percent of the cases, are mild and asymptomatic.
A total of 31 duplicates were removed from the total case count, of which 26 were recoveries and is a death.
Also, 139 cases earlier tagged as recoveries were reclassified as deaths after final validation.
All laboratories were operational on July 22, 2021 while two 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 two non-reporting laboratories contribute, on average, 0.1 percent of samples tested and 0.1 percent of positive individuals.
The DOH explained that there were some technical issues encountered in COVIDKaya and these issues had been resolved. The agency noted that the unusually high number of deaths reported today can be attributed to a backlog of cases being updated after the resolution of the system error encountered during the past few days.
The DOH also continues to remind the public to strictly observe the Minimum Public Health Standards to ensure the safe recovery of our country. The moment any symptoms of COVID-19 are experienced, coordinate immediately with the BHERTs (Barangay Health Emergency Response Teams) or with the One COVID Referral Center.
The agency 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.