MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines recorded 28,008 additional cases in the past week, the Department of Health said Monday.
In a bulletin, the DOH said the daily average reached 4,001 from August 8 to 14. The figure was 3% higher than infections logged from a week before.
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Of the new cases, 101 were severe and critical.
The health department verified 229 deaths in the past week, 98 of which occurred from August 1 to 14.
It said there were 822 severe and critical admissions, representing 9.6% of the country’s total COVID-19 admissions.
Twenty-eight percent of 2,571 intensive care unit beds were used as of Sunday, while 30.9% of 21,968 non-ICU beds were occupied.
The Philippines has confirmed more than 3.8 million COVID-19 cases and over 61,000 fatalities since the health crisis began in 2020.
More than 72 million Filipinos have completed vaccination against COVID-19. However, only 17 million have received booster shots.
DOH officials told senators Monday that over 20 million donated and procured COVID-19 vaccine doses were wasted. The country’s COVID-19 vaccine wastage was at 8.42%—still within the standard rate of 10% or lower set by the World Health Organization.
According to Vergeire, the vaccines were identified as wastage after they had expired and had been contaminated.