MANILA – Four hundred twenty-three more patients have recovered from the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), pushing the country's overall tally of recovered cases to 500,335 on Thursday.
In its 4 p.m. case bulletin, the Department of Health (DOH) said the figures represent 92.1 percent of those who tested positive for the virus nationwide.
The agency also reported 1,734 new confirmed cases which brought the total active cases to 31,478 and 68 new deaths that raised the death toll to 11,469.
The DOH said about 87.6 percent of the active cases are mild, 6.9 percent are asymptomatic, 2.4 percent are severe, 0.62 percent are moderate, and 2.5 percent are in critical condition.
"Twelve duplicates were removed from the total case count, and of these, seven are recoveries. Moreover, 52 cases that were previously tagged as recovered were reclassified as deaths after final validation," it added.
DOH data on Feb. 10 showed that 1,396 or 5.2 percent of 26,910 who were tested turned out positive for Covid-19.
Currently, there are 21,400 beds dedicated to patients with Covid-19.
Available are 61 percent of 1,900 intensive care unit beds, 66 percent of 13,500 isolation beds, and 77 percent of 6,000 ward beds.
About 80 percent of 2,000 ventilators are available for Covid-19 patients' use. (PNA)
