(SunStar) THE Philippines’ coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) statistics are back to the April 2021 level, when the country hit a second peak with an average of more than 10,000 infections a day.

On Sunday, August 8, 2021, new infections fell below 10,000 but the number of people who died and those who tested positive swelled to their highest levels in about four months.

In its case bulletin Sunday, the Department of Health (DOH) reported 9,671 new infections, fewer than the previous day’s 11,021, as the tests conducted also decreased to 51,296 on August 6 although all laboratories were able to submit their data to the Covid-19 Document Repository System.

But there were 287 deaths, highest since the 401 recorded on April 9, and the positivity rate went up to 20.3 percent, highest since the 20.7 percent on April 10.