MANILA – An additional 6,810 patients have beaten the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), pushing the country's overall recovery count to 1,291,389 on Tuesday.
The Department of Health (DOH), in its latest Covid-19 bulletin, said recoveries account for 94.4 percent of a total of 1,367,894 infections since the start of the pandemic last year.
Another 3,666 new cases and 60 new deaths were also reported. These figures bring the overall tally of active cases to 52,696 and the death toll to 23,809.
The latest figures showed 91 percent of the active cases are mild, 4.2 percent are asymptomatic, 2 percent are severe, 1.4 percent are moderate, and 1.4 percent are in critical condition.
"About 11 duplicates were removed from the total case count as eight of these are recoveries. Moreover, 56 cases previously tagged as recovered were reclassified as deaths after final validation,” it said.
The DOH data on June 20 also showed that 11.8 percent of 31,222 who were tested turned out positive for Covid-19.
All laboratories were operational on June 20 while 12 laboratories were not able to submit their data to the Covid-19 Document Repository System (CDRS).
“Based on data in the last 14 days, the 12 non-reporting laboratories contribute, on average, 3.0 percent of samples tested and 3.1 percent of positive individuals,” the DOH said.
To date, 57 percent of 3,500 intensive care unit beds, 47 percent of 19,300 isolation beds, 44 percent of 12,400 ward beds, and 36 percent of 2,800 ventilators dedicated to patients with Covid-19 are in use nationwide.
Meanwhile, 46 percent of 1,200 intensive care unit beds, 38 percent of 4,800 isolation beds, 33 percent of 3,600 ward beds, and 30 percent of 1,000 ventilators dedicated to patients with Covid-19 are being used 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 the Barangay Health Emergency Response Teams. (PNA)
