(Infographic courtesy of DOH)
MANILA – The number of fresh coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases returned to the less-than-400 mark, with only 379 new infections logged on Friday.
This translates to a decline in cases from the 562 new infections reported on Thursday, according to the latest Covid-19 bulletin of the Department of Health (DOH).
Friday's fresh infections are a little more than the 356 new cases logged on Tuesday, the lowest single-day number of cases recorded in the country.
This brought the active cases to 11,905, lower than Thursday's 12,169.
Of the active cases, most have mild symptoms at 4,860, those with moderate symptoms at 3,797, those with severe symptoms at 2,060, those asymptomatic at 757, and those in critical condition at 431.
It reported 631 new recoveries, less than Thursday’s 882, bringing the country’s total recoveries to 2,774,334 or 97.8 percent of a total of 2,836,200 confirmed infections.
It also logged 25 new deaths, less than Thursday’s 176, bringing the country’s total deaths at 49,961 or 1.76 percent of all known cases.
Based on the latest testing data, 35,903 Covid-19 tests were administered on Wednesday. Of this total, 1.3 percent turned out positive for the disease.
The majority of Covid-19 health care facilities in the country remain available, with occupancy rates at 25 percent of 3,600 rooms in intensive care units (ICU), 24 percent of 19,700 isolation beds, and 14 percent of 12,600 ward beds, while 14 percent of 3,000 ventilators are in use.
In Metro Manila alone, occupancy rates are at 28 percent of 1,200 ICU beds, 20 percent of 4,700 isolation beds, and 22 percent of 3,800 ward beds, while 17 percent of 1,000 ventilators are in use. (PNA)
