PH DAILY AVERAGE OF NEW COVID CASES DOWN BY 22% FROM OCT. 17-23
Parents and guardians observe the minimum health and safety standards at the entrance of San Miguel Elementary School in Dasmariñas, Cavite. (PNA photo by Gil Calinga)
The daily average of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases decreased by 22 percent from Oct. 17 to 23, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Monday.
Of the additional deaths, the DOH said 26 occurred from Oct. 10 to 23.
To date, about 73,482,574 or 94.09 percent of the country’s target population (78,100,578) are In the same period, four vaccinated against cases were added to the Covid-19, including 79.19 tally of severe and critical percent of 8,721,357 From 2,188 per day infections, which went senior citizens. recorded from Oct. 10 down to 650 from the to 16, the number went previous week’s 690. As of Oct. 23, a total down to 1,714 daily in the of 20,472,983 have recent week. Only 23.1 percent or 581 out of the 2,520 intensive received booster shots out of the fully The latest case bulletin care unit (ICU) beds are showed that there were in use, while 26.4 percent vaccinated population. (PNA/Ma. Teresa 11,995 new cases and 272 or 5,666 of 21,474 nonMontemayor) verified deaths. ICU beds are utilized. Caraga Infocus • October 22-28, 2022
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