DOH logs 33% rise in COVID-19 cases

The Department of Health (DOH) reported 1,721 new COVID-19 cases from March 27 to April 2, an increase from the previous week's 1,298 cases.

This marks a 33 percent rise in the daily average of infections, reaching 246 cases per day.

Thirteen of the new cases were classified as critical or severe, contributing to the 347 current active admissions for severe or critical COVID-19.

The country's COVID-19 death toll increased by 58, though these were backlogged cases reported from October 2020 onwards, with no new deaths recorded in the past two weeks.

As of March 19, a total of 78,443,972 individuals had completed their primary COVID-19 vaccination series, and 23,811,248 had received booster shots.

The DOH has not released new vaccination accomplishment data recently.

The cumulative COVID-19 caseload in the Philippines has reached 4,081,818, with 4,006,348 recoveries and 66,390 deaths.

There are currently 9,080 active COVID-19 cases nationwide.