“Nitong mga nakaraang araw ay paunti na po nang paunti ang nakikita nating healthcare workers na nagpopositibo,” noted Health Spokesperson Ma. Rosario Vergeire in the agency’s daily virtual briefing.
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, May 6) — Forty more healthcare workers have been sickened by the coronavirus, bringing the total number of infected to 1,859, the Department of Health said.
The DOH on Wednesday said there are 1,445 active cases among health personnel. It said 436 of the patients have no symptoms and 1,000 show mild symptoms, while nine are severe cases. The agency did not provide the latest breakdown on the number of doctors, nurses and members of other professions included in the figures.
Health officials said the data indicates that 20 percent of the country’s total number of infections — or one out of five cases — is a health worker. The Philippines’ tally of COVID-19 cases has breached the 10,000 mark as of Wednesday.
Meanwhile, recoveries among medical personnel have reached 380 after 30 more frontliners survived the illness. With no new recorded fatalities, the death toll remains at 34.
The DOH pointed out that the number of infected health workers has been dropping since April 11. The agency attributed the slowing numbers to its issuance of guidelines on the use of personal protective equipment.
[Translation: These past few days we are seeing fewer and fewer healthcare workers testing positive.]
The agency attributed the slowing numbers to its issuance of guidelines on the use of personal protective equipment.
