DOH Gives Update on Healthcare Workers Who Have Contracted COVID-19 Amid Pandemic
DOH – The Department of Health confirmed that over 2,600 healthcare workers were infected with COVID-19 in the Philippines.
The coronavirus or COVID-19 exempts no one. Although it is widely known that the senior citizens are more prone to contracting it, several cases involved younger individuals and those with no pre-existing medical conditions.
Sadly, in the Philippines, a huge part of the total cases recorded in the country is composed of medical frontliners. Currently, there is a total of 18,638 COVID-19 cases recorded in the country as to the Department of Health.
Out of the 18,638 coronavirus cases, 3,979 patients have recovered from the disease while 960 patients died. Some of the deceased are medical frontliners.
Based on a recent report on ABS-CBN News, out of the 960 coronavirus deaths, 32 of it are healthcare workers. DOH confirmed that there is now a total of 2,606 healthcare workers who have contracted COVID-19.
With regards to the recoveries, 60 new recoveries were reported bringing the total recoveries of healthcare workers infected with coronavirus to 1,402.
Based on the report, the World Health Organization has previously expressed concern to PH over the increasing number of healthcare workers contracting COVID-19. That was the time when there was still a visible shortage of the personal protective equipment (PPE).
Currently, out of the 2,606 cases of COVID-19 involving healthcare workers, 1,172 are active cases. Two (2) patients are showing severe symptoms while 952 have mild signs of the disease. There are 218 healthcare staff who are showing no symptoms at all.
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