THE Department of Health (DOH) yesterday reported 3,083 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases yesterday, the lowest number of infections in 10 weeks, although the figures do not include numbers from three laboratories that failed to submit data to the COVID-19 Document Repository System last May 21.
In its latest bulletin, the DOH said the number of new cases was the lowest reported since March 11, when 3,749 new infections were reported.
“The relatively low number of new cases was due to the simultaneous updates being made in the COVIDKaya (a digital platform for COVID-19 information management in the Philippines). Some case data from the CDRS were not included in the COVIDKaya and were not included in this case bulletin. This issue is currently being investigated and addressed by the COVIDKaya technical team,” the DOH said.
Overall, the number of COVID-19 cases in the country rose to 1,179,812 while 38 more patients succumbed to the deadly virus for a death toll of 19,951, just 49 short of the grim mark of 20,000.
There were 50,635 active cases, with 93.1 percent mild cases, 2.1 percent asymptomatic cases, 2 percent severe cases, 1.5 percent critical cases, and 1.3 percent moderate cases.
The DOH also reported 6,756 more recoveries, raising the number of survivors to 1,109,226. This means that 94 percent of COVID patients have recovered.
Manila recorded 129 more COVID cases yesterday, bringing the total active cases in the city to 1,594, according to the Manila Health Department.
The number of Manilenos that has contracted the deadly virus climbed to 62,299, with 59,544 having recovered, including 197 new recoveries.
But there were four new deaths, raising the death toll to 1,161.
The areas with the highest number of active cases in the city were Sampaloc with 368, followed by the 1st District of Tondo (252), Malate (159), 2nd District of Tondo (155), and Sta. Cruz (114).
The Department of Foreign Affairs said it did not receive report of an overseas Filipino who contracted or died of the COVID virus yesterday.
As of Saturday, May 22, the number of overseas Filipinos who were infected with the deadly virus stood at 18,659 and the death toll at 1,168.
The number of recoveries rose to 11,399, leaving 6, 092 still undergoing treatment. — With Ashzel Hachero
