Preliminary Health Ministry figures show that the rate of coronavirus tests coming back positive is continuing to slide, going down to 10.3% so far on Tuesday, the lowest number seen since mid-September.
It’s unclear if the rate will stay as low, as it typically rises once final numbers for a day are available. Monday saw a positivity rate of 11.4%.
The ministry says there have been 3,007 new cases so far Tuesday, on just under 30,000 tests. Over the last 24 hours, there have been fewer than 5,000 new cases confirmed.
In other nearly good news, the number of patients in serious cases has slid to 872.
On the other hand, 13 new deaths have been recorded since this morning, bringing the toll to 1,784. The figures indicate 35 deaths over the last 24 hours.
The number of active cases is 63,809, the lowest figure recorded since September 25, though that may be a product of lowered testing over the past several days.
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