By Ma. Teresa Montemayor/PNA
MANILA – The country’s COVID-19 recovery tally climbed to 1,093,602 after health authorities reported 4,071 new survivors on Thursday (May 20).
The latest data from the Department of Health (DOH) showed a 93.9% recovery rate from among the 1,165,155 who got infected.
The DOH also logged 6,100 new infections, bringing the total number of active cases to 51,912.
Of the active cases, about 93.1% are mild, 2.1% are asymptomatic, 2% are severe, 1.31% are moderate, and 1.5% are in critical condition.
There were also 135 new deaths, pushing the death toll to 19,641 or 1.69% of total cases.
Data submitted on May 18 likewise showed that 12.6% of 49,220 who were tested turned out positive for COVID-19.
“Some 16 duplicates were removed from the total case count, and of these, 11 were recovered cases and one is death. Moreover, 71 cases that were previously tagged as recovered were reclassified as deaths after final validation,” the DOH said.
All laboratories were operational on May 18 while three laboratories were not able to submit their data to the COVID-19 Document Repository System.
“Based on the data in the past 14 days, the contribution of the three laboratories is 0.8% of all the samples tested and 2.1% of individuals who tested positive,” the DOH said.
Currently, 59% of 1,900 intensive care unit beds, 45% of 13,500 isolation beds, 47% of 6,000 ward beds, and 40% of 2,000 ventilators nationwide are being utilized by patients with COVID-19.
Meanwhile, 59% of 800 intensive care unit beds, 40% of 3,800 isolation beds, 43% of 2,200 ward beds, and 41% 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 their Barangay Health Emergency Response Teams. (PNA) -jlo
