FIFTY-NINE more died from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) while the number of new cases dipped to 4,734 yesterday, which the Department of Health said did not include figures from 12 laboratories that failed to submit data last May 9.
In its latest bulletin, the DOH said the new cases were the lowest since March 17, when 4,387 new cases were reported. But it tempered expectations that the fight against the deadly virus has gained a foothold by admitting the latest figures are incomplete.
Overall, the total number of infections in the country rose to 1,113,547 while the death toll climbed to 18,620, just 380 short of 19,000, for a case fatality rate of 1.67.
Active cases dipped to 56,752 from 69,466 last Monday, 93.4 percent of them mild cases, 2.2 percent asymptomatic cases, 1.8 percent severe cases, 1.4 percent critical cases, and 1.17 percent moderate cases.
The number of survivors rose to 1,038,175 after 7,837 more recovered from the deadly disease.
Twenty-four more overseas Filipinos tested positive for the virus while another died, according to the Department of Foreign Affairs.
The number of Filipinos in 94 countries who have contracted the virus climbed to 18,569 while the number of deaths rose to 1,161.
Of the total cases, the DFA said 10,465 were recorded in the Middle East and African regions, 3,732 in the Asia Pacific region, 3,389 in Europe, and 983 in the Americas.
The Middle East and African regions had 758 deaths, followed by the Americas with 243, and 130 in Europe.
The DFA also reported 17 new recoveries, bringing the number of survivors to 11, 366. — With Ashzel Hachero
