PH COVID-19 cases surpass 329K with 2,825 new infections

The Philippines' COVID-19 tally reached 329,637 as of Wednesday, October 7, 2020, with 2,825 new infections reported.

Metro Manila recorded the highest number of new cases at 1,031, followed by Cavite, Batangas, Bulacan, and Rizal.

Seventy-nine percent of the latest infections contracted COVID-19 in the past 14 days.

Total recoveries rose to 273,723 after 437 more patients recovered, while the death toll climbed to 5,925 with 60 new fatalities.

Fourteen cases previously tagged as recovered were reclassified as deaths after final validation.

There are 49,989 active cases, with 85.9 percent being mild, 9.4 percent asymptomatic, 1.5 percent severe, and 3.3 percent critical.

As of October 6, 46 percent of COVID-19 intensive care unit beds nationwide were occupied and 23 percent of mechanical ventilators were in use.

President Rodrigo Duterte announced on Monday that the Philippines hired nearly 9,000 additional medical workers to augment the health workforce.