DOH: No new COVID-19 admissions in nearly half of hospitals in Phl

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This photo taken on April 6, 2021 shows a man wearing personal protective equipment walking into a makeshift ward built for COVID-19 patients at a hospital in Manila.

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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.

 

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%.

 

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