Manila Bulletin
DOH records 7,572 new Covid-19 cases in the past week
The Philippines registered 7,572 new COVID-19 infections from December 12 to December 18, 2022, according to the Department of Health (DOH).
An additional 186 deaths were verified and belatedly reported during the past week, with 38 occurring between December 5 to December 18.
The daily COVID-19 case average decreased by nine percent to 1,082 cases.
As of December 19, 509 ICU beds for COVID-19 patients were occupied, representing 20.4% utilization.
Additionally, 22.5% of non-ICU COVID-19 beds were in use, with 4,455 beds occupied.
The agency also recorded 7 additional cases tagged under severe and critical infections, bringing the total severe and critical COVID-19 admissions to 592.
As of December 19, 73,737,536 individuals have been fully vaccinated while 21,097,054 have received boosters or additional doses.
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