Health workers with COVID-19 now at 6,932; death toll up to 40

The Department of Health (DOH) on Sunday reported that 433 more health workers contracted the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) over the past week, raising the total to 6,932 as of August 29.

In its daily COVID-19 report, the DOH said total recoveries among health workers climbed to 6,148 after 389 more recovered from the respiratory disease, while the death toll climbed to 40 with one new fatality.

The other 744 medical workers are active cases undergoing treatment or quarantine.

The five medical professions with the highest number of COVID-19 cases are nurses with 2,401 infections, doctors with 1,433, nursing assistants with 484, medical technologists with 304, and radiologic technologists with 138 cases.

Over 500 other non-medical personnel such as utility workers, security guards, and administrative staff were also included in the tally.

The Philippines has logged 217,396 COVID-19 cases with 157,403 recoveries and 3,520 deaths as of Sunday afternoon. — DVM, GMA News