Philippines COVID-19 cases lowest in 28 weeks

The Philippines recorded 3,127 new COVID-19 cases from January 2 to January 8, 2023, which is the lowest weekly average in 28 weeks.

Only seven (0.23 percent) of these new cases were classified as severe or critical, bringing the total active severe or critical patients to 507.

The daily average of new infections was 447, a 9 percent decrease from the previous week.

Seventeen new COVID-19-related deaths were recorded in the past two weeks, while an additional 79 deaths spanning from August 2020 to January 2023 were belatedly verified.

As of January 8, COVID-19 bed utilization remains low with non-ICU beds at 21.6 percent and ICU beds at 18.1 percent.

The country has fully vaccinated 73,797,107 individuals, representing 94.48 percent of the target population.

Booster shots have been administered to 21,194,144 individuals, with 24,698 receiving their booster shots last week.