A DAY after setting a new record high, the Department of Health (DOH) logged a total of 17,964 daily COVID-19 cases today compared to yesterday’s new 22,820, the new daily case record high since the pandemic began, according to the Department of Health (DOH) COVID-19 Case Bulletin issued today, September 10, 2021.
This brings the total number of COVID-19 infections in the country to a total of 2,179,770 cases.
Also, the number of active cases shot up even further to 175,470 cases from yesterday’s 166,672 count. Active cases or patients are those undergoing treatment in government hospitals and temporary quarantine facilities.
There were only 168 COVID-19 deaths logged today, almost three times higher from yesterday’s 61 total. This brings the total number of COVID-19 fatalities today to 34,899.
The DOH also listed only 9,067 recoveries today, much lower compared to yesterday’s 12,337 count.
The number of total recoveries, on the other hand, is now at 1,969,401 individuals.
Positivity rate slid back to 28.9 percent from yesterday’s 29.4 percent rate, with 76,562 people who were tested.
Majority, or 95.6 percent of the cases, are mild and asymptomatic.
A total of 86 duplicates were removed from the total case count, of which 74 were recoveries and two were deaths.
Also, 79 cases tagged earlier as recoveries were reclassified as deaths upon final validation.
All laboratories were operational on September 8, 2021 while four 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 four non-reporting laboratories contribute, on average, 2.1 percent of samples tested and 2.4 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.