The Department of Health (DOH) Beat COVID-19 Philippine Situationer with data as of August 29 recorded 79 new COVID-19 cases in a day among health workers, bringing the total to 6,932. One in every 30 confirmed COVID-19 cases in the country is a health worker.
The Health agency reported 744 active cases among health workers, after 49 new active cases were added in a day.
The DOH also tagged 23 new recoveries, bringing the total recoveries to 6,148.
Total deaths among health workers are at 40, the last recorded was on August 26.
A total of 254,518 individuals have tested positive, while the DOH have confirmed 213,131 COVID-19 cases. There is a difference of 41,387 cases that tested positive that the DOH have yet to validate to know whether this number would be included in the confirmed cases.
The Philippines ranks first in the number of total cases in the Southeast Asian region, having 44,660 more cases than Indonesia (169,195) that ranked second. Singapore reported 56,572 cases, Malaysia 9,291 and Thailand 3,410, rounding the five countries in the region with the most cases.
