OVER 15,000 new cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases and almost 200 deaths were reported by the Department of Health (DOH) Friday,...
OVER 15,000 new cases of coronavirus disease 2019 cases and almost 200 deaths were reported by the Department of Health Friday, October 1, 2021.
Based on the October 1 case bulletin, the DOH reported 15,566 new cases, 199 additional deaths and 23,483 new recoveries.The positivity rate stood at 21.3 percent of the 63,850 samples tested on September 29 nationwide. The additional mortalities brought the Covid-19 death toll nationwide to 38,493. The case fatality rate remained at 1.5 percent.The number of active Covid-19 cases decreased to 130,268, of which 0.9 percent are critical, 2.1 percent are severe, 3.9 percent are moderate, 77.9 percent are mild and 15 percent are asymptomatic.