FOR the second straight day, less than 2,000 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases were reported by the Department of Health but 239 more succumbed to the deadly virus as the death toll surged toward the grim mark of 44,000.
In its latest bulletin, the DOH said total infections in the country rose to 2,795,642 counting the 1,766 new cases yesterday. Last Wednesday, 1,591 new cases were reported, the lowest in the country since last February.
However, the DOH said the new cases do not include figures from two laboratories that failed to submit data last November 2.
The positivity rate in the country stood at 6.6 percent out of the 34,190 tests conducted last November 2 while the toll climbed to 43,825 for case fatality rate of 1.57.
Active cases dipped slightly to 37,159 from 38,014 last Wednesday, with 68.9 percent mild cases, 14.1 percent moderate cases, 8.2 percent severe cases, 5.3 percent asymptomatic cases, and 3.5 percent critical cases.
The DOH also reported that 2,591 more have recovered, bringing the number of survivors to 2,714,658.
This means that 97.1 percent of COVID patients in the country have recovered.
