MANILA - The Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday reported 3,656 new Covid-19 cases, the country's lowest daily tally in over three months. The new infections brought the total number of active cases nationwide to 67,061, according to the DOH latest case bulletin. About 77.9 percent of these active cases are mild, 6.8 percent are asymptomatic, 2 percent are critical, 4.6 percent are severe, and 8.69 percent are moderate. The DOH also said 228 more patients recovered from the disease, bringing the total recoveries to 2,627,331. It said recoveries account for 96.1 percent of the total case count which has reached 2,735,369 since the start of the pandemic last year. The DOH also logged five new deaths, bringing the total death toll to 40,977. According to DOH data on Oct. 18, about 11.6 percent of 42,296 who were tested turned out positive for Covid-19. "About 20 duplicates were removed from the total case count, and of these, 16 are recoveries. Also, five cases that were prev
MANILA - The country's total number of recovered coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases has reached 2,617,693 after 19,687 new recoveries were reported on Monday. In its 4 p.m. case bulletin, the Department of Health (DOH) said recoveries account for 96 percent of the total case count which has reached 2,727,286 since the start of the pandemic last year. Meanwhile, some 6,943 new infections brought the total number of active cases nationwide to 68,832. About 79.7 percent of these active cases are mild, 5.5 percent are asymptomatic, 1.9 percent are critical, 4.5 percent are severe, and 8.42 percent are moderate. Moreover, 86 new deaths were reported, bringing the total death toll to 40,761. According to DOH data on Oct. 16, about 13.3 percent of 54,150 who were tested turned out positive for Covid-19. "About 25 duplicates were removed from the total case count, and of these, 16 are recoveries," it added. All laboratories were operational on Oct. 16 while two laboratorie