(File photo) MANILA - The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday reported that the daily average Covid-19 cases of 389 from March 21 to 27 is 24 percent lower than the new infections prior to the week in review. In its latest case bulletin, the DOH said there are 2,726 new cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) for the recent week. For the same period, there were no cases added to the tally of severe and critical infections which stood at 758. Only 16.7 percent or 4,613 out of the 27,547 intensive care unit (ICU) beds in the country are used while 15.1 percent or 484 of 3,204 non-ICU beds are utilized. Meanwhile, there were 655 verified deaths recorded during the past week. About 72.93 percent of the country's target population has been vaccinated against Covid-19. The DOH also reported 75.56 percent of the senior citizens have been inoculated against the disease. The elderly group is composed of 8,721,357 individuals while the country's target population for inoculatio
MANILA - The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday reported that the daily average Covid-19 cases of 510 from March 14 to 20 is 13 percent lower than the new infections prior to the week in review. In its latest case bulletin, the DOH said there are 3,572 new cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) for the recent week. For the same period, only one case was added to the tally of severe and critical infections which went down to 805 from last week's 1,006. Only 17.8 percent or 619 out of the 3,473 intensive care unit (ICU) beds in the country are used while 16.6 percent of 4,532 non-ICU beds are utilized. Meanwhile, there were 655 verified deaths recorded during the past week. About 72.41 percent of the country's target population has been vaccinated against Covid-19. The DOH also reported 75.31 percent of the senior citizens have been inoculated against the disease. The elderly group is composed of 8,721,357 individuals while the country's target population for inoc
MANILA - The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday reported 4,131 new cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) for the recent week. In its latest case bulletin, the DOH noted that the figures cover the period of February 28 to March 6 with a daily average cases of 590 or 35 percent lower than the new infections reported prior to the week in review. For the same period, three were severe and critical cases which brought the total cases admitted in hospitals to 1,006. Only 19.6 percent or 704 out of the 3,598 intensive care unit (ICU) beds in the country are used while 17.2 percent of 4,648 non-ICU beds are utilized. Meantime, there were 591 verified deaths recorded during the past week. About 71.71 percent of the country's target population has been vaccinated against Covid-19. The DOH also reported 74.87 percent of the senior citizens have been inoculated against the disease. The elderly group is composed of 8,721,357 individuals while the country's target population for
(File photo) MANILA - About 70.76 percent of the country's target population has been vaccinated against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), the Department of Health (DOH) said Monday. In its latest case bulletin, the DOH also reported 74.22 percent of the senior citizens have been inoculated against the disease. The elderly group is composed of 8,721,357 individuals while the country's target population for inoculation is 80 percent (90,005,357 individuals) of the country's entire population. As of March 6, DOH data showed 63,690,701 individuals are fully vaccinated while 10,554,093 people have received their booster shots. On the healthcare utilization, the DOH reported 1,055 severe and critical cases admitted in hospitals nationwide due to Covid-19. Only 25.7 percent or 807 out of the 3,138 intensive care unit (ICU) beds in the country are used while 18.4 percent of 4,543 non-ICU beds are utilized. For the period from March 1 to 7, the DOH logged 6,297 new cases whi
Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez (Screengrab from Laging Handa briefing) MANILA - The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Monday reported that the printing of official ballots to be used in the May 9 national and local polls is going on smoothly. "We are on track with the printing of ballots, in fact, we are past the 17 million ballots we have printed and it is still a bit early to calculate. Our printing is doing well, we are about to reach the peak of the printing capacity. When we reach that point, the printing capacity may exceed 1 million (ballots) a day," Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez said in a Laging Handa briefing. A total of 65,721,230 million ballots will be printed for the May polls. The printing is currently ongoing at the National Printing Office in Quezon City. Also, Jimenez said they have delivered elections materials to different areas in the country in connection with the May 9 polls. "We have also delivered election supplies and paraphernalia to