THE Philippines on Saturday, October 30, 2021, reported the highest number of deaths due to the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in a single day since the start of the pandemic at over 400.
The Department of Health’s (DOH’s) 4 p.m. case bulletin showed that there were 423 deaths on Saturday.
The previous highest number of deaths in a day was on April 9, 2021, where 401 patients died.
“(There were) 373 cases that were previously tagged as recoveries (and) were reclassified as deaths after final validation,” the DOH said.
The health department said 43,044 have so far succumbed to the disease, with a case fatality rate of 1.55 percent.
The DOH also reported 4,008 new cases of Covid-19 on Saturday, bringing the cumulative Covid-19 case count in the country to 2,783,896.
The positivity rate of the country was at 7.8 percent out of the 50,776 tests conducted on October 28.
The DOH also announced 6,887 new recoveries, increasing the total to 2,693,162. This meant that 96.7 percent of the Covid-19 patients in the country have been able to recover.
The number of active Covid-19 cases went up to 47,690, or 1.7 percent of the total cases.
Of the active cases, 74.4 percent were mild, 11.2 percent were moderate, 6.5 percent were severe, 5.1 percent were asymptomatic, and 2.7 percent were critical. (HDT/SunStar Philippines)
PH sees highest Covid-19 deaths in a day
Source: Sonstar
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