Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, March 20) — The country recorded 1,171 new COVID-19 infections from March 13 to 19, the Department of Health (DOH) reported on Monday.
Its weekly bulletin showed the daily average number of new cases at 167, or a 19% increase from the previous week.
Of the fresh cases, the DOH said six are in critical condition.Meanwhile, 368 critical patients are in hospitals, representing 10.3% of the total COVID-19 admissions nationwide.As of March 20, the nationwide tally of COVID-19 cases is at over 4.07 million with 9,223 active infections. At least four million people recovered while more than 66,000 died.Over 78 million people, or more than the target population, have been vaccinated against COVID-19, including 23 million people with booster shots.
