COVID-19 cases in Metro Manila continue to drop – DOH

MANILA, Philippines — Local government units (LGUs) in Metro Manila have recorded decreasing COVID cases, the Department of Health (DOH) announced yesterday.

At a press briefing, DOH National Capital Region director Aleli Sudiacal said COVID cases in the NCR continue to drop.

“In fact, some of the LGUs have not been recording any case at all,” Sudiacal told reporters.

Acting Heath Secretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said an average of 133 COVID cases have been posted daily across the country.

“COVID cases and ICU admissions nationwide have been plateauing, while the number of severe and critical cases started to go down,” Vergeire said.

“In the past weeks, the recorded increase was three to five cases only. This is not significant compared to our weekly average number of cases,” she added.

Vergeire said the DOH is still checking hospital bed utilization rates, especially in Malabon where only three ICU beds are available.

The DOH asked the public not to be complacent as the current COVID numbers do not reflect the actual situation in the country.

Vergeire noted that many people do not get themselves tested while others are opting to use antigen tests.