Manila Bulletin
PH records 4,487 more coronavirus infections
The Philippines recorded 4,487 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, May 18, 2021, bringing the total number of infections to 1,154,388.
The number of active COVID-19 cases decreased to 52,291, with 93.1% classified as mild.
Total recoveries reached 1,082,725 after 6,383 more patients recovered, while 110 new fatalities increased the death toll to 19,372.
Twenty-four duplicate cases were removed from the total count, and 64 recoveries were reclassified as deaths.
Currently, 57% of the country's intensive care unit beds are in use, with 56% utilization in the National Capital Region.
President Rodrigo Duterte urged the public to get vaccinated as soon as possible to avoid illness and transmission.
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