DOH: 11,667 COVID-19 infections recorded from May 22-28
MANILA, Philippines — A total of 11,667 COVID-19 infections were recorded from May 22 to 28, lower than the previous week’s tally of 12,426, the Department of Health (DOH) announced on Monday.
According to the DOH’s latest weekly report, the infections translated to a daily average of 1,667, six percent lower than the 1,775 daily average cases recorded from May 15 to 21.
A total of 105 infections or 0.70 percent of the total recorded cases, however, were tagged as critical or severe, with active critical or severe COVID-19 admissions currently at 554.
No deaths, on the other hand, were recorded by the DOH during this period.
Meanwhile, despite the decrease in infections, the utilization of ICU beds jumped from 18.2 to 21.8 percent, while non-ICU bed utilization rate rose from 23 to 23.2 percent during the same period.
Based on the DOH’s online COVID-19 tracker as of May 28, the country’s total COVID-19 caseload is currently at 4,139,295, (16,002 active cases), with 4,056,827 recoveries and 66,466 deaths.
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