Philippines sees 31% rise in COVID-19 cases

Updated Mon, May 15, 2023 at 11:05 PM Published Mon, May 15, 2023 at 4:57 PM

The Philippines recorded 12,414 new COVID-19 cases from May 8 to 14, a 31% increase from the previous week, marking the highest weekly count in 30 weeks.

The daily average for this period was 1,773 cases.

As of May 14, there were 437 severe and critical cases, representing 8.8% of total COVID-19 admissions, a slight increase from the prior week.

COVID-19 intensive care unit (ICU) bed utilization remained at 18.8%, with non-ICU beds at 21.7% occupancy.

No COVID-19 related deaths were reported from May 1 to 14.

The Department of Health (DoH) stated that approximately 78 million Filipinos are vaccinated against COVID-19, with 23 million having received booster shots.

Globally, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared that COVID-19 is no longer a global health emergency.

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