Philippines remains low risk despite notable rise in COVID cases

The Philippines remains at low risk for COVID-19 despite a notable increase in cases.

From June 14 to June 20, the country recorded 3,198 new cases with an average of 456 daily cases, up from 466 cases per day in early February.

The positivity rate has also increased to 3.1%, but hospital utilization remains low risk.

Dr. John Wong of Epimetrics noted a continuous increase in the seven-day moving average of COVID-19 cases for at least a week.

As of June 19, there were 554 critical and severe patients admitted to hospitals due to COVID-19, with only 14.6% of ICU beds occupied.