The Philippines only logged one death related to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Saturday, the Department of Health (DOH) announced.
This new fatality pushed the country's death toll to 54,214, the latest case bulletin showed.
For the fifth straight day, the Philippines has been recording less than 10,000 cases.
Saturday's cases were 7,689. The total number of active infections nationwide stood at 136,436. Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, there were 3,601,471 cases that were already detected in the country.
Of the active cases, 124,476 have mild symptoms, 7,069 are asymptomatic, 3,106 are in moderate condition, 1,468 are severe, and 317 are critical.
The DOH also reported 22,539 new recoveries. The total number of COVID-19 survivors jumped to 3,410,821.
The agency noted that “205 duplicates were removed from the total case count. Of these, 116 are recovered and one is a death.” Also, six laboratories were unable to submit their case data to the DOH system.
“Pinapaalalahanan ang lahat na huwag maging kampante sa banta ng COVID-19. Bagkus, dapat natin ipagpatuloy ang tamang pagsunod sa minimum public health standards at laging magsuot ng facemask, mag physical distancing, at maghugas ng kamay (Everyone is reminded not to be complacent about the threat of COVID-19. Instead, we must continue to adhere to the minimum public health standards---always wear a facemask, do physical distancing, and wash our hands often),” the DOH said.
“Sa oras na makaramdam ng sintomas, agad na mag-isolate at magpatest. Tandaan ang right test at the right time. Agad rin na magpabakuna upang makakuha ng dagdag na proteksyon laban sa COVID-19 (As soon as you experience symptoms, immediately isolate and get tested. Remember the right test at the right time. Get vaccinated immediately to get extra protection against COVID-19),” it added.