Manila Bulletin
DOH reports 23,883 Covid-19 cases in the past week
The Philippines recorded 23,883 new COVID-19 cases from August 15 to August 21, 2022, a 15% decrease from the previous week.
The daily average of new infections dropped to 3,412 from 4,001.
The DOH recorded 101 new cases classified as severe and critical, representing 0.44% of the total.
There are currently 811 severe and critical COVID-19 admissions, accounting for 9.7% of total hospital admissions.
COVID-19 ICU bed occupancy is at 27%, with 699 out of 2,586 beds in use, while non-ICU bed occupancy is at 30.2%.
A total of 321 belatedly recorded COVID-19 deaths were added to the tally, with 109 occurring in August.
As of August 22, 72,310,149 individuals have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, and 17,419,141 have received booster shots.
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