MANILA, Philippines — The number of total active COVID-19 cases in the country is now at 58,986 as the Department of Health (DOH) reports 6,784 new infections.
The DOH’s case bulletin on Friday showed that the country has so far confirmed a total of 1,131,467 COVID-19 cases.
Of this figure, 93.1 percent or 1,053,523 cases are recoveries, while 1.68 percent or 18,958 are deaths.
The DOH said there are 2,972 recoveries and 137 deaths reported on Friday.
Active cases represent only 5.2 percent of the tally. Of the active cases, 95.8 percent are mild and asymptomatic.
Meanwhile, 13.1 percent of the 46,034 individuals who were recently tested were found positive…
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