COVID-19 cases in PH rise by 42%

by Red Mendoza ManilaTimes.net

THE Philippines reported a 42 percent increase in COVID-19 cases in the past week, the Department of Health (DoH) said on Tuesday, May 2.

However, the department said it would not reimpose stricter measures on masking and instead urged the public to be tolerant of slight case increases.

In its case bulletin issued on Tuesday, the DoH said 4,456 new cases were reported during the week of April 24 to 30, or an average of 637 cases per day.

Out of the 4,456 new cases, only 22 were severe or critical.

Despite the increase in the number of cases, hospital bed utilization rate remained low, with only 351 severe and critical admissions in hospitals and 15 percent of the 2,021 available COVID-19 intensive care unit beds being used.