Manila Bulletin
DOH reports 7,731 new Covid-19 cases in the past week
The Philippines recorded 7,731 new COVID-19 cases from November 28 to December 4, marking the fifth consecutive week with under 10,000 infections.
This represents a 4% decrease from the previous week's 8,032 cases, with the daily average dropping to 1,104.
Out of the new cases, only 0.03 percent were tagged as severe or critical.
A total of 134 COVID-19-related deaths were reported, with 19 occurring in the past two weeks and 115 validated retrospectively.
The nationwide death toll reached 64,725 as of December 4.
There were 595 severe and critical COVID-19 cases admitted to hospitals.
Occupancy for non-ICU and ICU hospital beds dedicated to COVID-19 patients slightly increased to 25.3% and 22.1%, respectively.
The country has 73,625,652 fully-vaccinated individuals, and 20,938,010 have received their booster doses.
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