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DOH logs fewer COVID cases during holidays
The Philippine Star
|January 05, 2024
Only a few new COVID cases were recorded during the holidays, according to the Department of Health (DOH), as it denied reports that a new wave of the coronavirus was sweeping Metro Manila.
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"From November to December, the percentage of occupied ICU beds for COVID cases remained low at 16 percent at its highest and averaged at 12 percent," the DOH said in a statement.
The health agency said that during the same period, the number of occupied non-ICU beds for COVID cases was also low, at 19 percent at its highest, and averaged at 17 percent. It said a majority of the cases were mild.
"DOH data shows continuous low transmission and mild presentation of COVID locally," the DOH said.
"Our data also shows a consistently low percentage of severe and critical cases among hospital admissions, currently at 11 percent," it added.
This story is from the January 05, 2024 edition of The Philippine Star.
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