PH records 1,500 new COVID cases; active infections drop

The Philippines recorded 1,500 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, September 28, bringing the total number of active cases to 27,553.

This marks a significant decrease from the previous day's count of 38,315 active cases and 1,555 new infections.

As of September 28, the country has reported a total of 3,943,153 confirmed coronavirus cases since the start of the pandemic in 2020, with 3,852,718 recoveries and 62,882 deaths.

Metro Manila remains the region with the highest number of infections at 13,984 cases, followed by Calabarzon with 5,270 cases and Central Luzon with 2,820 cases.

From September 19 to 25, the country recorded an average of 2,556 new daily cases, a 22% increase from the previous week's average of 2,101 cases.

The DOH reported 242 additional deaths during this period, bringing the total number of fatalities to 62,790.

Despite the rise in new infections, only two or 0.01 percent of the total new cases were classified as severe or critical, with a total of 790 patients considered severely or critically ill due to COVID-19.