DOH reports 348 fresh cases, 298 recoveries in a day

Recoveries also continued to accelerate, reaching 6,252 as of 4 p.m. Monday, including 298 that were reported in the last 24 hours.

THE Department of Health (DOH) on Monday, June 15, reported an additional 490 confirmed cases of coronavirus infection that brought the total count in the country to 26,420.

Recoveries also continued to accelerate, reaching 6,252 as of 4 p.m. Monday, including 298 that were reported in the last 24 hours.

DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire also said there were 10 additional mortalities that raised the death toll to 1,098.

Of these additional mortalities, Vergeire said only four died in June (3 on June 1 and 1 on June 11) while the rest passed away in the previous months and were reported to the Epidemiology Bureau only in the last 24 hours.

Among the additional confirmed cases, Vergeire said 348 are fresh cases while 142 are late cases.

Fresh cases refer to those whose test results were reported in the last three days while late cases refer to those that were reported at least four days ago.

Of the 348 fresh cases, 131 were from the National Capital Region, 79 from Central Visayas and 138 from other regions.

Among the 142 late cases, 21 were from NCR, 5 from Central Visayas and 116 from other regions.

As of June 14, the DOH said there were 18,888 active cases, broken down as follows: 18,412 with mild symptoms, 398 without any symptoms, 61 in severe condition and 17 in critical condition.

More than half of the hospital beds and mechanical ventilators set aside for coronavirus disease (Covid-19) patients were still available as of June 14.

The DOH case bulletin showed that only about a third or 35.54 percent of the 2,988 ward beds nationwide, 34.98 percent of the 9,326 isolation beds and 32.42 percent of the 1,283 intensive care unit (ICU) beds are being used,

Of the 2,009 ventilators nationwide, only 22.45 percent were in use as of June 14.

Vergeire, meanwhile, stressed the need to also follow preventive measures against dengue fever, another viral disease caused by the mosquito-borne dengue virus.