THE Department of Health (DOH) tallied 20,310 new COVID-19 infections today, much higher than yesterday’s 16,621 count, according to the latest DOH COVID-19 Case Bulletin issued today, September 3, 2021.
This is the second-highest single-day tally since August 30, 2021 with 22,366 cases, the highest in the county since the pandemic began.
This brings the total number of COVID-19 infections in the country to a total of 2,040,568 cases.
Also, the number of active cases bloated to 158,994 cases, much higher than yesterday’s 146,510 count. Active cases or patients are those undergoing treatment in government hospitals and temporary quarantine facilities.
Also, 193 COVID-19 deaths were registered today, higher than yesterday’s 148 total. This brings the total number of COVID-19 fatalities today to 33,873.
The DOH also logged 7,710 new recoveries from COVID-19 today, much lower than the 10,965 recoveries posted yesterday.
This brings total recoveries to 1,847,701 individuals.
Positivity rate slightly inched up to 27.4 percent from yesterday’s 26.9rate, with 60,973 people who were tested.
Majority, or 97.5 percent of the cases, are mild and asymptomatic.
A total of 226 duplicates were removed from the total case count, of which 219 were recoveries.
Also, 84 cases tagged earlier as recoveries were reclassified as deaths upon final validation.
All laboratories were operational on September 1, 2021 while six 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 six non-reporting laboratories contribute, on average, 3.8 percent of samples tested and 2.9 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.