DOH reports 6% decrease in COVID-19 cases

Updated Mon, January 16, 2023 at 6:18 PM Published Mon, January 16, 2023 at 5:03 PM

The Department of Health (DOH) reported 2,934 new COVID-19 cases in the Philippines from January 9 to 15, with an average of 419 daily infections, a 6% decrease from the previous week.

Only one of the new cases was severe or critical, and as of January 15, there were 567 severe or critical active cases.

The DOH verified 116 additional COVID-related fatalities, with the majority being backlogs from previous months, including 15 in January 2023 and 37 in December 2022.

Hospital bed utilization for COVID-19 patients showed 17.2 percent of ICU beds and 20 percent of non-ICU beds occupied.

As of January 15, a total of 73,803,831 individuals, representing 94.50 percent of the target population, have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

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