MANILA — The Philippines reached another record-high of 53 new recoveries from the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on Tuesday as the country breached the 5,000-mark in its total tally of the infectious disease.

The country's health department said 291 new COVID-19 cases have been recorded, raising the nationwide count to 5,223.

The total recoveries rose to 295 on the third straight day that the Philippines logged a record high in the number of patients who recuperated from the disease.

“Kasama po sa mga naitalang naka-recover ay mga pasyenteng naka-confine at mga pasyenteng positive, mild and asymptomatic na naka-recover mula sa kanilang self-isolation at home quarantine,” Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said during a televised briefing.

(Included in the recoveries are patients who were confined and patients who were positive, mild and asymptomatic who recovered after their self-isolation and home quarantine.)

In the past days, the DOH pointed out that it has yet to include those who went on home quarantine in its tally of recoveries. The surge in the number of recoveries started on Sunday with 40 new recovered patients, followed by 45 on Monday and 53 on Tuesday.

Before a week ago, new recoveries reported daily were only in the single digits.

The DOH has said that mild cases often require 2 weeks of recovery, while severe and critical cases take 3 to 6 weeks.

DOH data analyzed by the ABS-CBN Investigative and Research Group showed that confirmed COVID-19 patients on average took 3 weeks to recover.

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Meanwhile, 20 new fatalities were also recorded, bringing the total deaths due to COVID-19 to 335.

Of the 5,223 cumulative COVID-19 cases, 55 percent are male and 45 percent are female, according to DOH data analyzed by the ABS-CBN Data Analytics Team. Thirty-three percent of the total were also senior citizens. The oldest patient is a 101-year-old man from Parañaque.

Of the deaths, 69 percent are male and 31 percent are female. Majority or 67 percent of the fatalities are senior citizens. The oldest fatality is a 94-year-old man from Iloilo and the youngest is a 29-day-old male infant from Batangas.

For the recoveries, 58 percent are male and 42 percent are female. Only 26 percent are senior citizens. The youngest recovery is a 1-year-old girl from Oriental Mindoro and the oldest recovered patient is an 86-year-old female from Bulacan.