Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, June 6) – The country recorded 7,228 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, bringing the total tally to 1,269,478, the Department of Health’s latest bulletin showed.
The number of active infections is now at 59,337 or 4.7% of the total nationwide count. Of the active cases, 93.5% are experiencing mild symptoms, 2.4% are asymptomatic, 1.3% are critical, 1.7% are in severe condition, and 1.15% are experiencing moderate symptoms.
Meanwhile, the death toll rose to 21,898 after 166 more patients succumbed to coronavirus infection. The number of deaths is 1.72% of the total COVID-19 cases in the country.
The recovery count rose to 1,188,243 or 93.6% of the COVID-19 total after 7,372 more patients survived infection.
All laboratories were operation on June 4, but three laboratories failed to submit their data to the COVID-19 Document Repository System. The DOH said the three non-reporting laboratories contribute, on average, 0.68% of samples tested and 1.27% of positive individuals.
On the other hand, the Department of Foreign Affairs has received no new reports of COVID-19 cases among overseas Filipinos.
To date, there are 19,878 confirmed COVID-19 cases among overseas Filipinos. Meanwhile, the death toll is at 1,194 and the number of recoveries remains at 12,056.
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The DOH also said that 23 duplicates were removed from the total tally, of which 18 were recoveries.
It added that 109 cases that were previously tagged as recoveries were reclassified as deaths after final validation.
The daily positivity rate or rate of people who tested positive stood at 13.2% — still within the same 11 to 14% range since May 5 — based on 43,442 tests done as of June 4. The World Health Organization recommends a rate below 5%, as higher rates may mean high transmission.
