THE Department of Health (DOH) reported that new COVID-19 infections today went back up with 32,744 cases compared to yesterday’s 31,373 based on the DOH COVID-19 Case Bulletin issued January 21, 2022.
This pushed the total number of COVID-19 infections in the country to 3,357,083 cases.
Active cases, on the other hand, went back up again with 291,618 today from yesterday’s 275,364 cases. Active cases are patients undergoing treatment in government hospitals and temporary quarantine facilities.
Recoveries from COVID-19 today also fell to 16,385 cases from yesterday’s 26,298 count. Overall, COVID-19 recoveries in the country has passed the 3-million mark with 3,012,156 cases.
COVID-19 fatalities, however, rose to 156 from yesterday’s 110 to bring the total COVID-19 deaths to 53,309.
Positivity rate today went upward with 44.0 percent from yesterday’s 43.3 percent with 75,335 people tested.
Also, 98.4 percent of the cases were mild and asymptomatic, the DOH bulletin noted.
A total of 139 duplicates were removed from the total case count, with 82 counted as recoveries.
There were also 108 cases tagged earlier as recoveries but were reclassified as deaths upon final validation.
All laboratories were operational on January 19, 2022, but three laboratories failed to submit data to the COVID-19 Document Repository System (CDRS). Based on data in the last 14 days, the three laboratories contribute, on average, 0.8 percent of samples tested and 0.9 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.