MANILA, Philippines — The country’s total COVID-19 infection count neared the 400,000-mark after the Department of Health (DOH) reported 1,347 new cases on Tuesday.
DOH’s case bulletin showed that of the 399,749 confirmed patients, 30,169 of these are still considered active cases. With 187 recoveries on Tuesday, the total number of recovered patients is now at 361,919.
Of the active cases, 83 percent are experiencing mild symptoms, 9.4 percent are asymptomatic, while 4.8 percent are in critical condition, and 2.7 percent have severe symptoms.
However, 14 new fatalities recorded brought the death toll to 7,661.
DOH said that most of the new cases came from Cavite (92), City of Manila (77), Quezon City (58), Baguio City (55), and Laguna (52).
Philippines’ positivity remains around the 5.8 percent range after 1,247 of the 21,841 tests conducted turned out positive. DOH also noted that 47 duplicate entries were removed from the total count — of which 43 are recoveries.[ac]