Philippines reports 1,791 new COVID-19 cases, total nears 417,000

The number of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases in the Philippines rose to 416,852 on Saturday after the Department of Health (DOH) reported 1,791 new infections as three laboratories failed to submit reports on time.

This marks the twelfth straight day where less than 2,000 cases have been reported. Six duplicate cases were also removed from the total case count.

According to the DOH, Tarlac recorded the highest number of new cases on Saturday with 211, followed by Davao City with 115, Laguna with 74, Cavite with 69, and Negros Occidental with 65.

The DOH also announced that 328 more patients have recovered from the illness, bringing the total to 375,548, while 55 new fatalities brought the death toll to 8,080.

Meanwhile, there are also 33,224 remaining active cases undergoing treatment or quarantine, of which 84.5 percent are mild, 8.7 percent are asymptomatic, 2.3 percent are severe, and 4.3 percent are in critical condition.

Data from the DOH also showed that 57 percent of the country’s intensive care unit beds for patients are available and 81 percent of the mechanical ventilators are ready for use.

More than 57.17 million people have been reported to be infected by the COVID-19 globally and 1,365,111 have died. -MDM, GMA News