(File photo) MANILA - The country's daily average of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases went up by 13 percent from Aug. 1 to 7, the Department of Health (DOH) reported Monday. From 3,443 per day from July 25 to 31, the number of Covid-19 cases reached 3,904 daily from Aug. 1 to 7. The latest case bulletin showed that there were 27,331 new cases and one verified death in the recent week. For the same period, 76 cases were added to the tally of severe and critical infections, which went up to 772 from the previous week's 744. Only 24.8 percent or 624 out of the 2,514 intensive care unit (ICU) beds are in use, while 30.9 percent or 6,648 of 21,548 non-ICU beds are utilized. To date, about 71,898,721 or 92.06 percent of the country's target population (78,100,578) are vaccinated against Covid-19, including 77.90 percent of 8,721,357 senior citizens. As of July 31, a total of 16,603,097 have received booster shots out of the total 71,898,721 who are fully vaccinated. In a
MANILA - The country's daily average of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases went up by 24 percent from July 25 to 31, the Department of Health (DOH) reported Monday. From 2,791 per day from July 18 to 24, the number of Covid-19 cases reached 3,443 daily from July 25 to 31. The latest case bulletin showed that there were 24,100 new cases and one verified death in the recent week. For the same period, 44 cases were added to the tally of severe and critical infections, which went up to 744 from the previous week's 666. Only 23.3 percent or 601 out of the 2,583 intensive care unit (ICU) beds are in use, while 29.5 percent or 6,505 of 22,051 non-ICU beds are utilized. To date, about 71,700,612 or 91.81 percent of the country's target population (78,100,578) are vaccinated against Covid-19, including 77.87 percent of 8,721,357 senior citizens. As of July 31, a total of 16,215,466 have received booster shots out of the total 71,700,612 who are fully vaccinated. Over the week
(PNA photo by Avito Dalan) MANILA - The number of detected Covid-19 cases at the national level are projected to be on a continuous uptrend with an estimated 19,306 infections per day by Aug. 31, the Department of Health (DOH) said Tuesday. In a Viber message to reporters, the DOH said the projection is expected if Covid-19 vaccination and booster coverage and adherence to public health protocols do not improve. "However, with the improvement of vaccination and booster rates and MPHS (Minimum Public Health Standards) compliance, case increase may be slower and more controlled at about 6,194 to 8,346 cases by the end of August," the DOH said. "While we do consider Covid-19 case numbers in determining an area's alert level, we would like to emphasize the larger focus we have on admission and hospital utilization rates". The agency assured the public that the country has the capability to reduce the vulnerable population and keep hospital utilization and fatalities
MANILA - The country's daily average of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases went up by 33 percent from July 18 to 24, the Department of Health (DOH) reported Monday. From 2,091 per day from July 11 to 17, the number of Covid-19 cases reached 2,791 daily from July 18 to 24. The latest case bulletin showed that there were 14,640 new cases and one verified death in the recent week. For the same period, 42 cases were added to the tally of severe and critical infections, which went up to 666 from the previous week's 589. Only 2.17 percent or 578 out of the 2,664 intensive care unit (ICU) beds are in use, while 26 percent or 5,904 of 22,331 non-ICU beds are utilized. To date, about 71,546,355 or 91.61 percent of the country's target population (78,100,578) are vaccinated against Covid-19, including 77.87 percent of 8,721,357 senior citizens. As of July 17, a total of 15,934,251 have received booster shots out of the total 71,546,355 who are fully vaccinated. (PNA) }
MANILA - The country's daily average of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases went up by 44 percent from July 11 to 17, the Department of Health (DOH) reported Monday. From 1,467 per day from July 4 to 10, the number of Covid-19 cases reached 2,091 daily from July 11 to 17. The latest case bulletin showed that there were 14,640 new cases and one verified death in the recent week. For the same period, 35 cases were added to the tally of severe and critical infections, which went up to 589 from the previous week's 555. Only 18.3 percent or 481 out of the 2,630 intensive care unit (ICU) beds are in use, while 23.8 percent or 5,189 of 21,809 non-ICU beds are utilized. To date, about 71,322,848 or 91.32 percent of the country's target population (78,100,578) are vaccinated against Covid-19, including 77.81 percent of 8,721,357 senior citizens. As of July 17, a total of 15,592,533 have received booster shots out of the total 71,322,848 who are fully vaccinated. In a tweet Mon