305 more health workers contract COVID-19; total up to 9,347

The Department of Health (DOH) on Sunday reported that 305 more health workers contracted the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) over the past week, raising the total to 9,347 as of September 26.

In its daily COVID-19 report, the DOH said total recoveries among health workers rose to 8,597 after 417 more recovered from the respiratory disease, while the death toll climbed to 59 with three new fatalities.

The other 690 medical workers are active cases undergoing treatment or quarantine.

The five medical professions with the highest number of COVID-19 cases are nurses with 3,263 infections; doctors with 1,719; nursing assistants with 720; medical technologists with 436; and midwives with 227 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 304,226 COVID-19 cases as of Sunday afternoon.  — Julia Mari Ornedo/BM, GMA News