ICYMI: The country has recorded 4,600 new COVID-19 cases — the highest recorded since Oct. 24, 2021, the DOH said.
The Swab Cab initiative of the Office of Vice President Leni Robredo returned to Imus, Cavite, offering free antigen testing in identified areas to help in local government efforts against COVID-19. Photo by Jay Ganzon / OVP
The new infections raised the number of active COVID-19 cases to 21,418, or almost back to the number of cases the country had in November of last year before the number of daily cases dipped below 1,000 during the holidays.The positivity rate also increased to 19.6 percent even despite the relatively low number of tests conducted at 26,122. This is dramatically higher than the World Health Organization’s threshold of 5 percent which indicates controlled transmission of the SARS-CoV-2.
“Based on data in the last 14 days, the 5 labs contribute, on average, 0.8% of samples tested and 1.5% of positive individuals,” the DOH said.The health agency likewise said that 38 duplicates were removed from the total case count, 36 of which were recoveries.
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