NEW coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the country yesterday dropped to 203, with the low number mainly attributed by the Department of Health (DOH) to the onslaught of Typhoon Odette.
In its latest bulletin, the DOH said Odette caused the suspension of operations of four laboratories last December 17 and its wrath led to the failure of 41 laboratories to submit data to the COVID-19 Document Repository System (CDRS).
Based on its data in the last 14 days, the DOH said the 45 laboratories normally account for 15.4 percent of the samples tested and 1.8 percent of positive individuals.
In all, infections in the country rose to 2,837,577 while the death toll climbed to 50,739 counting the 64 latest deaths reported by the DOH.
The positivity rate in the country stood at 0.8 percent out of the 28,823 tests conducted last December 17.
Active cases stood at 9,729, with 3,685 mild cases, 3,379 moderate cases, 1,800 severe cases, 485 asymptomatic cases, and 380 critical cases. Active cases account for 0.3 percent of COVID cases in the country.
The DOH also reported 395 more recoveries, raising the number of survivors to 2,777,109.
This means that 97.9 percent of COVID patients in the country have recovered.
For the 14th straight day, COVID-19 cases in Manila stood below 100, according to the city health department.
The city reported three new active cases yesterday, bringing the total number of COVID-19 cases in the city to 79 while there were 121 new recoveries, raising the number of survivors to 89,612 survivors.
The city health department also reported five new deaths, for a total of 1,748 fatalities. — With Ashzel Hachero
