BusinessWorld March 5, 2021 | 6:53 pm The March 5 tally was the highest since the 3,139 reported in October 16, 2020. This brings the country’s total coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases to 587,704, including 40,074 active cases. Over 89% of the active cases are mild while 5.6% are asymptomatic. For critical, severe, and moderate cases, the Department of Health (DoH) said they are at 2.0%, 1.9%, and 0.77%, respectively. Additional recoveries were at 178, putting the total at 535,207. Total deaths were at 12,423, including the additional 19 deaths on Friday. The DoH also reported on Friday that its targeted sequencing detected 52 additional cases positive for the South Africa Variant; 31 new cases for the UK Variant; and 42 new cases with mutations of potential clinical significance.