DOH reports 21,664 new COVID-19 recoveries

Updated Tue, April 20, 2021 at 5:00 PM Published Sat, April 17, 2021 at 5:57 PM

The Department of Health (DOH) reported 21,664 new recoveries from COVID-19, bringing the total to 809,959 or 85% of all infections.

The country now has a total of 953,106 COVID-19 cases, with 7,379 new infections reported, leaving 127,006 active cases.

Of the active cases, 96.9% have mild symptoms.

An additional 93 deaths were reported, increasing the total death toll to 16,141.

In the National Capital Region (NCR), ICU beds are at 84% occupancy, isolation beds at 61%, ward beds at 70%, and ventilators at 61% utilization.

For the whole country, ICU beds are at 67% occupancy, isolation beds at 49%, ward beds at 56%, and ventilators at 46% utilization.

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