PH health workers with coronavirus reach 2,336

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The Department of Health removes retired health workers from the tally, reducing the number of fatalities from 35 to 31.

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MANILA, Philippines – The Depatrtment of Health said that 2,336 health workers have tested positive for the coronavirus as of Thursday, May 21. The DOH said on Friday, May 22, that 21 more health workers tested positive for COVID-19 as of Thursday, since the last update on cases in the sector was announced onHealth Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said on Friday that the department has removed retired health workers from the tally, as they were no longer in the line of duty. With this adjustment, the coronavirus death toll among health workers was now at 31, down from the initially announced 35.

Of the health workers with COVID-19, 853 are nurses, 670 are doctors, 144 are nursing assistants, 86 are medical technologists, 43 radiologic technologists, and 294 are non-medical staff.. Close to a fourth of the cases have recovered, while the death toll was at 857.

Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)

 

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Remove? Eh panu sila napasama sa bilang kung wala sila sa frontline?

They're FLATTENING the data 😂😂😂

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