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MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) on Tuesday said it recorded 1,821 new COVID-19 infections from December 5 to 11, surpassing the number of cases reported in the preceding week.
The latest count of fresh infections, based on the newest weekly tally of DOH, would mean a daily average of 260 cases, which is 36 percent higher than the rate logged last week. November 28 to December 4 had a daily average of 191 cases, as 1,340 new infections were recorded during the period.
The DOH report indicated that 13 of the new coronavirus cases were tagged as critical or severe, as 228 critical or severe patients are currently admitted to hospitals.
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COVID-19 deaths also increased by 13 more, according to the agency, with the total count reaching 66,779 since the coronavirus struck in 2020.
On hospital bed utilization by COVID-19 patients, the DOH said the number jumped from 11.6 to 13.6 percent for ICU beds while it decreased from 17.5 to 16.5 percent for non-ICU beds.
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As of December 11, the nationwide COVID-19 case count was 4,127,586, including 4,056,931 recovered patients and 3,876 active cases.
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