The Philippines remains under low-risk classification for Covid-19, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Wednesday, Feb. 22.
In a brief statement, the DOH reported that only 832 cases of Covid-19 were recorded from Feb. 16 to 22.
"In terms of our case metrics, we remain at low risk case classification with an average daily attack rate of 0.12 cases per 100,000 population," the DOH said.
However, the DOH noted a slight increase in the positivity rate. To note, positivity rate refers to the number of individuals who yielded positive results from among those who were tested for Covid-19.
"National positivity rate saw an increase of 1.8 percent from 1.6 percent from the previous week, while for NCR (National Capital Region), positivity rates declined to 1.7 percent from 1.8 percent," it said.
The healthcare utilization rate is also at low-risk classification, the DOH said.
"Our total beds and ICU utilization, at 17 percent and 12 percent, respectively, remain at low risk," it said.
"In addition, our severe/critical admissions are also plateauing, which currently comprise 8.89 percent or 389 of our total Covid-19 admissions as of Feb. 21," it added.
On Wednesday, the DOH logged 86 new Covid-19 cases. The number of active infections nationwide is at 9,203.
The regions with the highest number of cases in the last 14 days were Metro Manila with 441, Davao Region with 208, Calabarzon with 187, Western Visayas with 104, and Central Visayas with 66.
Since 2020, the Philippines has a caseload of 4,075,757, including 4,000,503 recoveries and 66,501 deaths.