(Infographic courtesy of DOH) MANILA - The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday reported 2,730 new cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), the lowest number of daily cases so far for this year. This is the first time in over a month that daily Covid-19 cases are below the 3,000-mark, since the 2,961 cases recorded on Dec. 31, 2021. In a report by the DOH based on its 'Feasibility Analysis of Syndromic Surveillance Using Spatio-Temporal Epidemiological Modeler for Early Detection of Diseases' (FASSSTER) online hub, it said the number of daily cases could further drop to 2,100 by mid-March if minimum public health standards (MPHS) are strictly enforced. "If compliance (with) MPHS decreases, cases are expected to go back to an increasing trend," the DOH said. The projected data, it said, assumed that most cases have the Omicron variant and are based on several other assumptions such as mobility, vaccination coverage, and adherence to MPHS. "To keep the case co
(Infographic courtesy of DOH) MANILA - The Department of Health (DOH) on Tuesday reported 3,574 fresh cases of Covid-19, a significant drop from Monday's 6,835 new cases and a continuous downward trend in new infections in the country the past two weeks. In its daily Covid-19 bulletin, the DOH reported 14,644 new recoveries, down from Monday's 16,330 recoveries, raising the number of total recoveries to 3,459,462 or 95.6 percent of all confirmed cases. A large number of recoveries and few new cases brought active cases to 105,550, a noteworthy drop from Monday's 116,720-with active cases now making up only 2.9 percent of all confirmed cases. Of the active cases, 96,722 have mild symptoms, followed by the asymptomatic at 4,059, those with moderate symptoms at 3,007, those with severe symptoms at 1,446, and those in critical condition at 316. It also reported 83 new deaths from Covid-19, with the country's total now at 54,621 or 1.51 percent of all confirmed cases. Based