Philippines logs 195 new COVID cases; active tally lowest this year

On Wednesday, April 27, the Philippines recorded 195 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of cases to 3,685,029.

The active case count dropped to 10,576, marking the lowest tally this year.

From April 18 to April 24, daily average cases were 209, a 12% decrease from the previous week with 1,465 new infections reported.

Severe and critical cases stood at 726 as of Monday, while ICU bed occupancy was at 16.9%, and non-ICU beds utilization was also 16.9%.

The death toll increased to 60,215 with 213 verified deaths recorded during the week.

About 74.98% of the country’s target population has been vaccinated against COVID-19.

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