The Department of Health (DOH) Beat COVID-19 Philippine Situationer with data as of August 24 recorded 48 new COVID-19 cases in a day among health workers, bringing the total to 6,628.
The Health agency reported 563 active cases among health workers, after 31 new active cases were added in a day.
The DOH also tagged 17 recoveries, bringing the total recoveries to 6,026.
Deaths remain at 39 since August 2.
A total of 234,866 individuals have tested positive, while the DOH have confirmed 194,252 COVID-19 cases. There is a difference of 40,614 cases that tested positive that the DOH have yet to validate to know whether this number would be included in the confirmed cases. DOH also reported 11,673 testing backlogs.
The Philippines ranks first in the number of total cases in the Southeast Asian region, having 38,840 more cases than Indonesia (155,412) that ranked second. Singapore reported 56,404 cases, Malaysia 9,274 and Thailand 3,397, rounding the five countries in the region with the most cases.
