By Ma. Teresa Montemayor | Philippine News Agency
MANILA – The nation’s total number of recovered coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases has reached 2,598,052 after 10,237 new recoveries were reported on Sunday (Oct. 17).
In its latest case bulletin, the Department of Health (DOH) said recoveries account for 95.5% of the total case count which has reached 2,720,368 since the start of the pandemic last year.
Meanwhile, some 6,913 new infections brought the total number of active cases nationwide to 81,641.
About 82% of these active cases are mild, 5.5% are asymptomatic, 1.6% are critical, 3.8% are severe, and 7.13% are moderate.
Moreover, 95 new deaths were reported, bringing the total death toll due to the coronavirus to 40,675.
According to DOH data on Oct. 17, about 12.5% of 53,669 who were tested turned out positive for COVID-19.
“About 54 duplicates were removed from the total case count, and of these, 35 are recoveries,” it added.
All laboratories were operational on Oct. 15 while three laboratories were not able to submit their data to the COVID-19 Document Repository System.
The DOH said the seven non-reporting laboratories contribute, on average, 0.5% of samples tested, and 0.5% of positive individuals based on data in the last 14 days.
To date, 62% of 4,300 intensive care unit beds, 47% of 20,700 isolation beds, 47% of 14,900 ward beds, and 46% of 3,300 ventilators are utilized by patients with COVID-19 nationwide.
Meanwhile, 59% of 1,500 intensive care unit beds, 39% of 4,800 isolation beds, 43% of 4,200 ward beds, and 44% of 1,000 ventilators dedicated to patients with COVID-19 are in use in the National Capital Region. (PNA) – bny
