PH registers 2,092 new cases of COVID-19, the total of infections exceeds 391,000

MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) reported 2,092 additional cases of COVID-19 on Friday, bringing the total number of confirmed infections in the Philippines to 391,809.

The day’s additional cases do not include data from 15 accredited laboratories that did not submit results on time, according to the DOH’s Nov. 6 bulletin.

The city of Davao led the areas of the country that registered the highest daily additional cases with 129, followed by the city of Quezon with 100, the province of Quezon with 83, Samar del Norte with 82 and the province of Cavite with 80 confirmed infections .

The cases of recoveries increased by 462 compared to the previous day. The total number of recovered patients stood at 349,974, which represents 89.3 percent of the total registered cases.

The country also recorded 52 new deaths from the respiratory disease, bringing the death toll to 7,461.

To date, the Philippines has 34,374 active infections, representing 8.8 percent of the cumulative total cases. The DOH said 93.4 percent of currently ill patients are asymptomatic or have mild symptoms.

The DOH said that of the 25,900 people who were tested as of noon Thursday, 1,714 or 6.6 percent tested positive for the disease.

A total of 8 duplicates were removed from the total count, according to the health department. Of these, 3 were labeled as recovered cases.

Meanwhile, 28 cases initially labeled as recoveries turned out to be deaths after validation.

DOH and DTI to Release Price Range for COVID-19 Test Kits for Next Week

DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said earlier in the day that DTI and DOH are likely to release the recommended price range for coronavirus testing for next week.

Vergeire said the variety of test kits, lab processes, and overhead costs of running labs were considered in determining the price range for COVID-19 testing.

The OCTA Research Group earlier this week said that the COVID-19 positivity rate in Metro Manila is steadily declining as the country’s daily coronavirus cases also continue to decline.

According to the Johns Hopkins University coronavirus control panel, more than 48.6 million people have been infected by the COVID-19 virus worldwide since the start of the pandemic. Of these, more than 1.2 million have died and more than 32 million have recovered.