MANILA, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- The Philippines reported 4,203 new COVID-19 infections on Monday, bringing the number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 3,808,156.
The Department of Health (DOH) said the number of active cases rose further to 37,942, and 30 more patients died from COVID-19 complications, pushing the death toll to 60,807.
The DOH has reported over 4,000 daily caseload for the fifth straight day.
Guido David, a professor at the University of the Philippines and OCTA research fellow, said the infections will continue until the next few months, citing a "very high" positivity rate of over 20 percent in several areas.
The positivity rate is the percentage of people who test positive for the virus of those who have been tested. The key rate hit record high at 47.9 percent in January this year.
The Philippines reported its highest COVID-19 single-day tally of 39,004 new cases on Jan. 15. The country, with a population of around 110 million, has fully vaccinated over 71.5 million people. ■
