MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines on Tuesday recorded 4,734 new cases of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), pushing the total tally to 1,113,547.
In the latest bulletin, the Department of Health (DOH) said the country’s total number of active cases is at 56,752.
Of this number, 93.4 percent are mild, 2.2 percent are asymptomatic, 1.8 percent are severe, and 1.4 percent are in critical condition.
The DOH said the lower case count is due to the low number of samples received by the laboratories. At least 12 laboratories also failed to submit their data last Sunday.
Ngayong 4 PM, Mayo 11, 2021, ang Department of Health ay nakapagtala ng 4,734 na karagdagang kaso ng COVID-19. Samantala…
Posted by Department of Health (Philippines) on Tuesday, May 11, 2021
The number of recoveries rose to 1,038,175 after 7,837 more patients recuperated from the viral respiratory disease.
The death toll climbed to 18,620 with 59 new fatalities.
The DOH also reported in its bulletin a positivity rate of 12.2 percent out of 32,205 tests.
The case count reflected in the latest bulletin was based on tests conducted on May 9, it added.
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