Philippines logs 6,539 new COVID-19 infections; active cases at 58,854

The Philippines on Monday reported 6,539 new COVID-19 infections, raising the country's total tally to 1,276,004.

This is the fifth consecutive day where more than 6,000 COVID-19 cases were reported. Seven laboratories were not able to submit their data on time.

The Department of Health said the new cases brought the total active cases in the country to 58,854, of which, 93.4% are mild, 2.4% are asymptomatic, 1.7% are severe, and 1.3% are in critical condition.

Meanwhile, the total number of recoveries also rose to 1,195,181 after 6,969 more patients recovered from the respiratory illness.

The DOH said 13 duplicates were removed from the total case count, while 21 cases previously tagged as recoveries were reclassified as deaths after final validation.

Data from the DOH showed that 56% of the country’s intensive care unit beds are utilized, while 36% of the mechanical ventilators are also in use.

In Metro Manila,, 49% of the ICU beds are in use, while 33% of the ventilators are utilized.—LDF, GMA News