MANILA - The Department of Health on Sunday recorded 1,038 new cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) and 1,999 more recoveries. Of 52,961 active cases, 47,910 are mild, 2,780 are moderate, 556 are asymptomatic, 1,417 are severe, and 298 are critical. There were 53,934 active cases on Saturday. The figures pushed the overall tally of confirmed infections to 3,661,049 and recovered cases to 3,551,687. "Of the 1,038 reported cases today, 1,015 (98 percent) occurred within the recent 14 days, February 14 to 27, 2022," the DOH reported. The regions with the most cases in the recent two weeks were the National Capital Region with 227 or 22 percent, Central Visayas with 104 or 10 percent, and Calabarzon with 104 or 10 percent. The death toll has reached 56,401 with 51 new deaths, representing 1.54 percent of overall cases. "Of the 51 deaths, 9 occurred in February 2022 (18 percent), 2 in January 2022 (4 percent), 1 in December 2021 (2 percent), 8 in November 2021 (16 per
(File photo) MANILA - The country logged 1,223 new coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases and 2,400 more recoveries on Saturday, according to Department of Health (DOH) data. Active cases are at 53,934, down from the previous day's 55,140, while the recovery count is at 3,549,735. The DOH also reported 128 new fatalities, raising the death toll to 56,351. The nation's tally of confirmed Covid-19 cases since the pandemic began two years ago stood at 3,660,020, of which 1.5 percent are undergoing treatment, 97 percent have recovered, and 1.54 percent died. Of the active cases, the DOH said 48,842 are mild, 597 are asymptomatic, 2,780 are moderate, 1,417 are severe, and 298 are critical. The positivity rate is 5.3 percent based on the 26,631 individuals tested for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) on February 24. All laboratories were operational on that day but four failed to submit data to the Covid-19 Document Repository System. The concerned labor