
The Department of Health (DOH) reported 4,575 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the country on Thursday, Feb. 10—the third straight day that the Philippines logged less than 5,000 infections in a single-day.
Also, the daily rise in new COVID-19 cases has remained below 10,000 for the last 10 consecutive days already.
The regions with the highest number of new cases were Western Visayas, Central Visayas, and the National Capital Region.
Active cases nationwide were now down to 93,307. These include 85,244 patients who are experiencing mild symptoms; 3,316 are asymptomatic; 2,991 in moderate condition; 1,444 are severely ill; and 312 in critical condition.
Since 2020, the Philippines has already recorded a total of 3,627,575 confirmed cases of COVID-19.
The death toll jumped to 54,783 or 1.51 percent of all infections after 94 new patients died.
Meanwhile, there were 7,504 patients who have recuperated. The recovery tally stood at 3,479,485 or 95.9 percent of the case total.
PH to be classified as ‘low-risk’ for COVID-19 soon?
DOH Secretary Francisco Duque III expressed hope that the Philippines will soon be classified under the low-risk category amid the declining number of new infections.
During a briefing in Taguig City, Duque said that the country’s two-week growth rate and average daily attack rate (ADAR) are already improving. At present, the Philippines is under the moderate-risk case classification.
“For the entire country, the two week growth rate of negative 60 percent is already at low-risk. Once the ADAR drops to seven per 100,000 population, which is moderate risk, we will be at low-risk nationwide,” he said.
Duque said that the country’s current ADAR was at 9.64 per 100,000 individuals.
The Health chief emphasized the importance of vaccination and health protocols in order to sustain the downward trend in COVID-19 cases.