MANILA – Recoveries from the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) has reached 499,764 after 53 more patients were healed of the disease, the Department of Health (DOH) on Tuesday said.
In its 4 p.m. case bulletin, the DOH said the figure represents 92.5 percent of those who tested positive of the virus but have beaten the illness.
The agency also reported 1,235 new confirmed cases and 65 new deaths.
These figures brought the overall tally of active cases to 29,167 and the death toll to 11,296.
The DOH noted that about 88.6 percent of the active cases are mild, 5.5 percent are asymptomatic, 2.6 percent are severe, 0.61 percent are moderate, and 2.7 percent are in critical condition.
"Three duplicates were removed from the total case count and, of these, two were recovered cases. Moreover, 59 cases that were previously tagged as recovered were reclassified as deaths after final validation," it said.
It added that eight laboratories were not able to submit their data to the Covid-19 Data Repository System on Feb. 8, 2021.
DOH data on Feb. 8 showed that 1,039 or 6.3 percent of 16,396 who were tested turned out positive for Covid-19.
Currently, there is a 21,400-bed capacity dedicated to patients with Covid-19.
Available are 62 percent of 1,900 intensive care unit beds, 65 percent of 13,500 isolation beds, and 78 percent of 6,000 ward beds.
About 79 percent of 2,000 ventilators are available for Covid-19 patients' use.
The DOH reminded the public to continue observing minimum public health standards - physical distancing, wearing of face mask and full coverage face shields, and proper handwashing. (PNA)
