MANILA, Philippines — A total of 15,662 healthcare workers have been afflicted with COVID-19 since the new coronavirus reached the Philippine shores in 2020, the Department of Health (DOH) said Friday.
Data from the DOH showed that of this number, some 533 health workers still have active cases, while 15,047 have recovered. On the other hand, 82 of them have died.
The health department said the total tally represents 2.26 percent of the total 693,048 COVID-19 cases in the country as of Thursday.
According to DOH, more health workers have been infected with the new coronavirus in March as the country faced fresh surge of infections.
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