THE Department of Health (DOH) reported that new COVID-19 infections today went down further to 14,546 cases compared to yesterday’s 16,953 count based on the DOH COVID-19 Case Bulletin issued January 31, 2022.
This pushed the total number of COVID-19 infections in the country with 3,560,202 cases.
Active cases, on the other hand, went down below the 200-k level to 190,818 today from yesterday’s 202,864. Active cases are patients undergoing treatment in government hospitals and temporary quarantine facilities.
Recoveries from COVID-19 today, however, went down slightly to 26,500 cases from yesterday’s 27,638 count, pushing overall COVID-19 recoveries in the country to 3,315,381 cases.
However, COVID-19 fatalities today shot up to 112 from yesterday’s 20 to bring the total COVID-19 deaths to 54,003.
Positivity rate today also went down to 28.4 percent from yesterday’s 31.4 percent with 52,013 people tested.
Also, 97.4 percent of the cases were mild and asymptomatic, the DOH bulletin noted.
A total of 24 duplicates were removed from the total case count, with 11 counted as recoveries.
There were also 33 cases tagged earlier as recoveries but were reclassified as deaths upon final validation.
All laboratories were operational on January 29, 2022, but three 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 three laboratories contribute, on average, 0.5 percent of samples tested and 0.1 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.