Department of Health data showed the latest additions brought the cumulative case tally to 1,597,689.
Of the nationwide total, 63,646 or 4% are active cases — the highest since May 7. Around 94% of the active cases are reported to have mild symptoms, 1.3% are asymptomatic, 1.45% with moderate symptoms, while 2.1% are severe cases, and 1.2% are in critical condition.
For the fourth day in a row, newly reported deaths also breached a hundred.
The viral illness killed 127 more people, with 75 previously tagged as recoveries before final validation, the DOH said. A total of 28,016 lives nationwide have now been lost to COVID-19.
Meanwhile, the number of survivors reached 1,506,027 with 5,930 more recoveries.
The figures translate to a case fatality rate of 1.75% and a recovery rate of 94.3%.
The bulletin also showed that the positivity rate, or the percentage of those infected out of all tested, was at 14.9% based on 50,116 tests reported on July 30. This number is “high” according to US nonprofit organization Covid Act Now, which the OCTA Research Team uses as reference for its recommendations.
The DOH said the updated count did not include results from four testing laboratories which have yet to submit their reports. Two facilities were also not operational on July 30. Based on the department’s data for the past two weeks, the six laboratories contribute around 1.8% of all samples tested and 1.3% of positive individuals.
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, August 1) — The country recorded 8,735 more COVID-19 cases on Sunday, marking its highest single-day count since May 28 and the third consecutive day new infections topped 8,000.
It added that nine patients earlier classified as having recovered turned out to be active cases. It also said it removed from its data 11 duplicate entries, including eight recoveries.
