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DOH maintains 'fresh' and 'late' COVID-19 case classification amid backlog

The Department of Health (DOH) continues to classify COVID-19 cases as "fresh" and "late" until laboratory validation backlogs are cleared.

Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire explained this classification system is temporary and aims for transparency, informing the public that reported cases include both new and old ones.

Fresh cases are those with results validated by the Epidemiology Bureau within the last three days.

Late cases, conversely, are results that came out five days or older but were only recently confirmed by the DOH.

This distinction is crucial because the DOH previously clarified that validation includes confirming a patient has only been listed once, ensuring name accuracy, and verifying they are accounted for by a single laboratory, preventing duplicate entries and correcting discrepancies.

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