MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) on Friday reported 506 new recoveries from the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), bringing the country’s total to 362,903.
In its daily Covid-19 bulletin, the DOH said 89.7 percent of the country’s Covid-19 cases have recovered while a total of 7,752 individuals, or 1.92 percent of the total, have succumbed to Covid-19.
Some 1,902 new cases were also reported, bringing the country’s total active cases at 34,058 or 8.4 percent of the total cases.
Of these active cases, 83.9 percent were exhibiting mild symptoms, followed by those without symptoms at 9.4 percent, those in critical condition at 4.3 percent, those with severe symptoms at 2.3 percent, and those with moderate symptoms at 0.12 percent.
Of the new cases, Cavite reported the highest number with 122, followed by Davao City with 113, Quezon City with 84, Bulacan with 81, and Manila with 78.
To date, a good percentage of the country’s total health facilities for Covid-19 cases remain available.
Some 54 percent of the country’s 1,900 beds at intensive care units (ICU) are available, 59 percent of 13,500 isolation beds unoccupied, 70 percent of 5,900 ward beds empty, and 77 percent of 2,000 ventilators are not in use.
NCR hospitals in the aftermath of “Ulysses”
In a situation report, the DOH reported that majority of its retained hospitals in the National Capital Region (NCR) are fully functional and operational after the onslaught of Typhoon Ulysses.
“However, the ground floor of Amang Rodriguez Medical Center was flooded. The patients were transferred to the 2nd floor of the said hospital,” the DOH said.
At the Dr. Jose Reyes Memorial Medical Center, it said patients were evacuated from makeshift tents to the main building of the hospital.
Both the East Avenue Medical Center and the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine, it said, incurred minor damages in their roof.
Some hospitals also experienced power outage, understaffing due to transportation problems of its staff, and internet connection problems.