DOH reports 18,638 new Covid-19 cases

The Department of Health (DOH) reported 18,638 new Covid-19 infections on Friday, January 28, 2022, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 3,511,491 since the pandemic began.

The active case tally has risen to 231,658, with the majority experiencing mild symptoms.

There were 13,106 new recoveries reported, increasing the total recoveries to 3,226,032, which is 91.9 percent of all confirmed infections.

The country's Covid-19 death toll has reached 53,801 with 68 new reported fatalities.

The positivity rate was 34.6 percent, based on 62,671 tests administered on Wednesday.

Intensive care unit beds are at 49 percent occupancy, with isolation and ward beds also at 49 percent and 51 percent occupancy, respectively.