THE Department of Health (DOH) reported that new COVID-19 infections today remained at the 8k level for the second day with 8,564 cases, down slightly from yesterday’s 8,702 count based on the DOH COVID-19 Case Bulletin issued February 4, 2022.
This brings the overall number of COVID-19 infections in the country to 3,594,002 cases.
Active cases, on the other hand, went down a tad lower at 151,389 today from yesterday’s 153,335. Active cases are patients undergoing treatment in government hospitals and temporary quarantine facilities.
Recoveries from COVID-19 today, however, dropped further to 10,474 cases from yesterday’s 15,290 count, pushing overall COVID-19 recoveries in the country to 3,388,399 cases.
Meanwhile, COVID-19 fatalities today were down again to 46 from yesterday’s 71, pushing the total COVID-19 deaths to 54,214.
Positivity rate today was slightly down to 24.3 percent from yesterday’s 25.5 percent with 37,932 people tested.
Also, 96.7 percent of the cases were mild and asymptomatic, the DOH bulletin noted.
A total of 23 duplicates were removed from the total case count, with 14 counted as recoveries.
There were also 19 cases tagged earlier as recoveries but were reclassified as deaths upon final validation.
All laboratories were operational on February 2, 2022, but six laboratories were not able to submit their data to the COVID-19 Document Repository System (CDRS). According to data in the last 14 days, the six laboratories contribute, on average, 1.7 percent of samples tested and 1.8 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.