Active cases now below 55K with over 7K new Covid-19 recoveries

MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) on Sunday reported 7,541 new recovered cases, pushing the total number of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) recoveries nationwide to 1,069,868.

According to the DOH, the figure is equivalent to a 93.5-percent recovery rate among those who contracted the infectious disease.

The DOH also tallied 5,790 new confirmed Covid-19 cases, bringing the total number of active cases to 54,904.

Of the active cases, about 93.3 percent are mild, 2.1 percent are asymptomatic, 1.9 percent are severe, 1.23 are moderate, and 1.4 percent are in critical condition.

“The low number of cases today is due to the low testing output of laboratories on Friday, May 14,” the DOH said.

It also logged 140 new deaths, pushing the death toll to 19,191 or 1.68 percent of total cases.

Data submitted on May 14 also showed that 13.2 percent of 36,318 who were tested turned out positive for Covid-19.

Currently, 58 percent of 1,900 intensive care unit beds, 43 percent of 13,500 isolation beds, 47 percent of 6,000 ward beds, and 40 percent of 2,000 ventilators are utilized by patients with Covid-19 nationwide.

Meanwhile, 57 percent of 800 intensive care unit beds, 42 percent of 3,800 isolation beds, 47 percent of 2,200 ward beds, and 46 percent of 800 ventilators dedicated to patients with Covid-19 are in use in the National Capital Region.

The public is reminded to stay at home and to observe minimum health standards when going out.

The DOH urged those experiencing Covid-19 symptoms to immediately isolate and contact the Barangay Health Emergency Response Teams.