(Infographic courtesy of DOH) MANILA - The Department of Health (DOH) recorded another 1,671 fresh cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) on Friday. Friday's cases are slightly lower than 1,745 new cases reported on Thursday based on the latest Covid-19 tracker of the DOH. This is the seventh consecutive day of new cases below 2,000, with the country logging its lowest daily cases for this year at 1,019 on February 22. The DOH also reported 1,586 new recoveries from Covid-19, lower than Thursday's 2,045 new recoveries, bringing the country's total to 3,547,528 or 97 percent of 3,658,892 total confirmed cases. The number of active cases has reached 55,140 or 1.5 percent of all confirmed cases. Of the active cases, about 91.8 percent have shown mild symptoms or asymptomatic. More specifically, there are 49,988 cases with mild symptoms, those with moderate symptoms at 2,784, those with severe symptoms at 1,424, the asymptomatic at 645, and those in critical condition at
(Infographic courtesy of DOH) MANILA - The Department of Health (DOH) on Friday reported 2,232 new cases of Covid-19, marking five consecutive days that Covid-19 cases fell below the 3,000 mark. In its daily Covid-19 bulletin, the DOH reported 3,010 new recoveries, bringing the total number of recoveries to 3,527,720 or 96.7 percent of confirmed cases in the country. To date, there are 65,796 active cases-with about 93 percent made up of mild and asymptomatic cases. Of these active cases, 60,252 individuals are showing mild symptoms, 2,869 with moderate symptoms, those with severe symptoms at 1,422, the asymptomatic at 946, and those in critical condition at 307. It reported 79 new deaths which bring the country's total to 55,409 or 1.52 percent of all confirmed cases. Based on the latest testing data, there were 29,812 Covid-19 tests administered on Wednesday with a positivity rate of 9.1 percent. The availability of hospital beds and other facilities, or health care utilization r
MANILA - The Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday reported 2,196 new Covid-19 infections, marking another drop in the number of cases from Wednesday's 2,671. This is the fourth straight day the Philippines logged cases below 3,000. In its daily Covid-19 bulletin, the DOH said there were 4,409 new recoveries, lower than Wednesday's 6,130, that bring the country's total recoveries to 3,524,875 or 96.7 percent of all confirmed cases. To date, there are 66,588 active cases of Covid-19 nationwide, with about 93 percent made up of mild or asymptomatic cases. Most active cases have mild symptoms at 60,848, followed by those with moderate symptoms at 2,913, the asymptomatic at 1,090, those with severe symptoms at 1,428, and those in critical condition at 309. There were 107 new deaths attributed to Covid-19, which brings the total of local Covid-19 deaths to 55,330 or 1.52 percent of confirmed cases. Based on the latest testing data, there were 29,392 Covid-19 tests administered
MANILA - The Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday reported 2,671 new cases and 6,130 new recoveries, with active cases falling below 70,000 and are now at 68,829. In its daily Covid-19 bulletin, the DOH said the new recoveries bring the country's total to 3,520.545 or 96.6 percent of all confirmed cases. Of the active cases, 63,037 have mild symptoms, followed by those with moderate symptoms at 2,920, the asymptomatic at 1,130, those with severe symptoms at 1,433, and those in critical condition at 309. Based on the latest testing data, there were 25,629 Covid-19 tests administered on Monday with a positivity rate of 9.6 percent. To date, there are 3,900 beds at intensive care units (ICU) at 33 percent occupancy, 20,600 isolation beds at 28 percent occupancy, 14,700 ward beds at 24 percent occupancy, and 17 percent of 3,000 ventilators are currently in use. In the National Capital Region alone, there are 1,200 ICU beds at 32 percent utilization, 4,600 isolation beds at 26 percen
(Infographic courtesy of DOH) MANILA - The number of daily coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases this year dropped to another record low, with only 2,010 new infections reported on Tuesday. This is the second straight day the country has recorded less than 3,000 fresh infections, after Monday's 2,730 infections. Active cases also dropped to 72,305 from Monday's 76,609. In its Covid-19 bulletin, the Department of Health (DOH) said of the active cases, 66,093 have mild symptoms, followed by those with moderate symptoms at 2,961, the asymptomatic at 1,498, those with severe symptoms at 1,441, and those in critical condition at 312. Another 6,293 recoveries bring the recovery tally to 3,514,489 out of a total of 3,641,940 confirmed infections since the pandemic started in March 2020. The death toll has reached 55,146 with an additional 52 deaths. In total, 93.5 percent of active cases in the country are mild and asymptomatic cases. Based on the latest testing data, there were 2