No COVID-Related Deaths Among HP Healthcare Workers for 7 Weeks – DOH Data

MANILA – Over the past 7 weeks, there have been no COVID-related deaths among healthcare workers in the Philippines, according to government data analyzed by the ABS-CBN Research and Investigation Group (IRG).

November 22, 2020 to January 10, 2021 is the longest period since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in which the Department of Health did not record the deaths of health workers.

As of Tuesday, the death count has stood at 76.

While there are more nurses infected with COVID-19, doctors still account for the majority of deaths at 31. This is followed by nurses with 18 deaths, administrative staff at 7, and barangay health workers at 3.

The DOH previously said that most of the deaths had pre-existing conditions.

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ALMOST 14,000

As of January 10, the total number of healthcare workers who contracted COVID-19 reached 13,856.

This is 3% of the total number of cases in the Philippines. During the first months of the pandemic, health workers accounted for almost 20% of all cases in the country.

A large majority (98.15%) of healthcare workers with COVID-19 have already recovered.

Only 180 healthcare workers are currently considered active or infected cases.

Of the active cases, half (49.44%) are mild cases and 35% are asymptomatic. There are 15 healthcare workers who are experiencing severe symptoms, 11 in critical condition, and 2 with moderate symptoms.

Although health worker deaths have remained stagnant, ABS-CBN IRG said that from January 3-9, there were 174 new cases of COVID-19. This is higher in 24 cases compared to the previous week.