Manila Bulletin
DOH reports 28,008 new Covid-19 cases in the past week
The Philippines logged 28,008 new COVID-19 cases from August 8 to August 14, marking a 3% increase from the previous week.
The daily average of new cases rose to 4,001.
A total of 229 additional deaths were verified, with most occurring in July and August.
Currently, 822 severe and critical COVID-19 cases are admitted, representing 9.6% of total admissions.
ICU bed occupancy for COVID-19 is at 28%, while non-ICU bed occupancy is at 30.9%.
The number of new severe and critical cases reported for the week was 101, accounting for 0.36% of the new cases.
Over 72.1 million individuals are now fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
More than 6.7 million senior citizens have received their primary vaccine series.
A total of 17,015,413 individuals have received their booster shots, with 412,316 boosted in the past week.
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