DOH: 39,980 new COVID-19 recoveries reported

The Department of Health (DOH) reported 39,980 new Covid-19 recoveries on Tuesday, September 28, 2021, bringing the total recoveries to 2,353,140.

This brings the national recovery rate to 93.3 percent out of 1,522,965 total infections.

There were 13,846 new confirmed cases, raising the total active cases to 132,139.

Of the active cases, 76.6 percent are mild, 16.4 percent are asymptomatic, 2.1 percent are severe, 3.99 percent are moderate, and 0.9 percent are in critical condition.

There were 91 new fatalities recorded, raising the death toll to 37,686.

The DOH noted that 58 duplicates were removed from the total case count, with 37 cases previously tagged as recoveries reclassified as deaths after validation.

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