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Philippines had 11,667 COVID cases in past week
The Philippines logged 11,667 new COVID-19 cases from May 22 to 28, marking the third consecutive week with over 10,000 weekly infections.
This resulted in a daily average of 1,667 cases, a 6% decrease from the previous week.
Out of the newly reported infections, 105 cases were classified as severe or critical, accounting for 0.9% of the total cases.
As of May 28, there were 554 severe and critical COVID-19 admissions, representing 10.1% of total admissions.
The ICU bed utilization rate for COVID-19 patients reached 21.8%, the highest in 22 weeks, with a 16% increase in occupied beds from the prior week.
No COVID-19 deaths were reported from May 15 to 28.
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