Forty more healthcare workers in the country were confirmed to have the COVID-19, bringing the total of infected to 1,859 as of May 5. | DYGalvezINQ
A health worker wearing a protective suit visits a slum area to immunize small children against measles during an enhanced community quarantine to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus in Manila, Philippines on Tuesday May 5, 2020.
MANILA, Philippines — Forty more healthcare workers in the country were confirmed to have the coronavirus disease 2019 , bringing the total of infected to 1,859 as of May 5. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire on Wednesday said of the total, 1,445 are considered active cases. Nine are severe cases and 1,000 are mild cases while 436 infected show no symptoms.Meanwhile, 30 more healthcare workers were able to recover from the disease, bringing the total of COVID-19 recoveries to 380.
No new deaths were also recorded on May 5, Vergeire said. She added that cases of healthcare workers contracting the coronavirus are decreasing.
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