MANILA, Philippines — Nearly half of the 1,232 health facilities in the Philippines reported no admissions of COVID-19 patients in the last five days as the country sees a continued decline in infections, the Department of Health said Friday.
DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said 48.5% of all hospitals in the country had no new patients seeking treatment for COVID-19 from December 5 to 9.
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SOCCSKSARGEN recorded the highest zero COVID-19 admissions at 75.4%, followed by the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao at 73.1% and Northern Mindanao at 65.7%.
In Metro Manila, 11% of Level 3 hospitals reported no new COVID-19 infections in the past five days, Vergeire added.
Currently, the entire country remains at minimal risk classification for COVID-19.
“All major island groups and NCR Plus areas show flat case trend in recent week,” Vergeire said.
The DOH reported Friday 379 new COVID-19 cases.
Since the start of the pandemic, the Philippines has so far logged over 2.83 million infections. Of the total, only 0.4% were active cases. — Gaea Katreena Cabico