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PH logs 15,379 COVID-19 infections from Sept 5-18
The Philippines logged 15,379 new COVID-19 cases from September 5 to 11, a 10% decrease from the previous week.
The daily average of new cases dropped to 2,197, down from 2,449 the week before.
The DOH belatedly recorded 300 additional verified COVID-19-related deaths, with 19 occurring in September and 30 in August, while the rest were backlogs from June 2020.
As of September 11, 727 severe and critical COVID-19 cases were admitted to hospitals.
The occupancy rate for COVID-19 ICU beds was 23.9%, a slight increase from 23.5%, while non-ICU bed utilization slightly decreased to 28.2%.
Only 12 new cases during this period were severe or critical, representing 0.09% of the total new cases.
Fully-vaccinated individuals increased to 72,770,721 (93.18% of the target population) after 150,374 additional vaccinations.
Individuals with booster shots now total 18,552,043 after 357,398 additional inoculations.
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The Philippines registered 1,326 new COVID-19 infections on Tuesday, September 6, the lowest daily tally since July 6, bringing the nationwide total to 3,894,840.
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The Philippines logged 1,709 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, September 14, bringing the total active cases to 24,139.
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A total of 2,275 new cases of Covid-19 were detected in the Philippines on Saturday, September 17, 2022.
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The Department of Health (DOH) logged 1,750 new COVID-19 infections on Wednesday, bringing the nationwide caseload to 3,896,541.
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The Philippines logged 2,230 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, September 11, bringing the total number of infections to 3,906,269.
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