PH sees biggest rise in recoveries with over 72K new survivors

MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) on Sunday reported 72,607 new recoveries, pushing the total of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) survivors nationwide to 779,084.

The DOH said the figure is equivalent to an 83.2-percent recovery rate from among those who contracted the infectious disease.

There were also 10,098 new confirmed infections, bringing the total number of active cases to 141,089 and the overall cases to 936,133.

Of the active cases, about 96.7 percent are mild, 1.7 percent are asymptomatic, 0.7 percent are severe, 0.43 are moderate, and 0.5 percent are in critical condition.

The DOH also logged 150 more deaths, pushing the death toll to 15,960 or 1.70 percent of total cases.

“There were 17 duplicates removed from the total case count, and of these, seven are recoveries. Moreover, 48 cases that were previously tagged as recoveries were reclassified as deaths after final validation,” it said.

Seven laboratories were not able to submit their data to the Covid-19 Document Repository System on April 17.

The department also reported that 68 percent of 1,900 intensive care unit beds, 49 percent of 13,600 isolation beds, 56 percent of 6,000 ward beds, and 47 percent of 2,000 ventilators for Covid-19 patients are currently in use nationwide.

Meanwhile, 84 percent of 700 intensive care unit beds, 63 percent of 3,800 isolation beds, 72 percent of 2,200 ward beds, and 63 percent of 800 ventilators are being used in the National Capital Region.

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

Those experiencing Covid-19 symptoms are urged to immediately isolate and contact the Barangay Health Emergency Response Teams.