COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE

Manila Philippines - As the days go by, we have seen numbers of CoViD-19 increase in numbers.

ABROAD:

The Department of Foreign Affairs said on Friday that only a few countries have reported on the status of our Overseas Filipino Workers. Only 6 cases were reported by the agency from Asia and Pacific and in Europe, the former epicenter of the pandemic until South America reported more cases last May. The total number of cases infected among  are at 5,361 individuals. Among those were 2,212 recovered individuals, new recoveries were also added to the number from Europe. 4 deaths have also been reported totalling the casualty numbers at 361, these new deaths are from the Middle East.

Photos courtesy to Department of Foreign Affairs:

LOCAL:

In the Philippines, the Department of Health has reported on Friday that at least 244 new cases were reported, totalling the country's CoViD-19 Count at 20,626. Among those are 168 fresh cases and the remaining 76 are late cases. The agency also reported 82 new recoveries adding to the recovery tally and now totalling at 4,330 individuals. 3 new deaths have been reported and that count is now clocked at 987.

There are 15,150 active cases nationwide. Of these numbers 5.3 percent equivalent to 798 individuals are asymptomatic, 94.2 percent equivalent to 14,271 individuals have mild symptoms, 0.4 percent equivalent to only 62 individuals have severe cases and the remaining 0.1 percent or about 19 people are in a critical condition condition.

The agency also reported 13,706 total number of hospitals beds. Of these numbers 3,036 are ward beds, 9,344 isolation beds, 1,326 Intensive Care Unit beds and the remaining 1,902 are with ventilators. Much of these hospital beds are more than a quarter full.

The agency also has a number of 41 RT-PCR licensed laboratories nationwide. A total of 52,552 beds are CoViD-19 Ligtas Facilities and another 3,190 total beds are in Mega Ligtas COVID-19 Facilities.

Photos courtesy to DOH:

End of report.

- Gian Carlo Arz Cordero, GianTV News
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