THE Department of Health (DOH) recorded 1,974 new COVID-19 infections today, lower than yesterday’s 2,646 count, according to the DOH COVID-19 Case Bulletin issued today, November 11, 2021.
This brings the total number of COVID-19 infections in the country to 2,811,248 cases.
Active cases, on the other hand, went down further to 28,660 cases today after registering a 29,138 count yesterday. Active cases or patients are those undergoing treatment in government hospitals and temporary quarantine facilities.
Recoveries from COVID-19 today, meanwhile, were at only 2,388 new recoveries, a big drop from yesterday’s 4,029 count. Overall, COVID-19 recoveries in the country have reached a total of 2,737,722 cases.
The DOH also logged 142 COVID-19 fatalities today compared to yesterday’s 99 deaths to bring the total COVID-19 deaths to 44,866.
Positivity rate today, meanwhile, rose slightly to 4.9 percent compared to yesterday’s 4.3 percent based on 43,357 people who were tested.
Around 68.0 percent of the cases were mild and asymptomatic, the DOH bulletin noted.
A total of 37 duplicates were removed from the total case count, of which 33 were recoveries and with one death.
There were also 104 cases tagged earlier as recoveries but were reclassified as deaths upon final validation.
All laboratories were operational on November 9, 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 contributed, on average, 0.4 percent of samples tested and 0.3 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. It 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.