6,784 new COVID-19 cases push Philippines’ active cases to 58,986

The Department of Health (DOH) on Friday reported 6,784 new coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases, bringing the total to 1,131,467, as five laboratories failed to submit data on time.

Meanwhile, the number of active cases in the country rose to 58,986.

Of this, 93.5% are mild, 2.3% are asymptomatic, 1.8% are severe, and 1.3% are in critical condition.

The DOH also announced that total recoveries climbed to 1,053,523 after 2,972 more patients recovered from the illness. This is the lowest number of recoveries recorded since April 18.

A total of 137 new fatalities, meanwhile, brought the death toll to 18,958.

Forty-one duplicate cases were also removed from the total case count.

“Moreover, 71 cases that were previously tagged as recoveries were reclassified as deaths after final validation,” the DOH said.

Data also showed that 59% of the country’s intensive care unit beds are in use while 40% of the mechanical ventilators are occupied.

In the National Capital Region, 61% of the ICU beds are being utilized by patients while 46% of the mechanical ventilators are in use.

The DOH earlier said vital signs screening will no longer be included in the COVID-19 vaccination process as part of a bid to speed up the rollout.

As of May 11, more than 2 million individuals in the Philippines have received at least one shot of a COVID-19 vaccine. -MDM, GMA News