The Philippines has seen an upsurge in COVID-19 instances, with the average increasing by 36%.

The Philippines has seen an upsurge in COVID-19 instances, with the average increasing by 36%.

From December 5 to 11, the Department of Health recorded 1,821 new COVID-19 cases, surpassing the previous week's total.

According to a DOH bulletin issued on Tuesday, an average of 260 cases were documented daily in the previous week, a 36% rise over the illnesses recorded from November 28 to December 4.

Thirteen of the new COVID-19 patients were suffering from serious and life-threatening illnesses.

According to the most recent DOH data, there were 228 patients in severe and critical conditions, accounting for 9.6% of the total COVID-19 admissions throughout the country.

On Monday, the Philippines had 3,876 current COVID-19 cases. Since the COVID-19 epidemic began in 2020, more than 4 million Filipinos have recovered.

According to the health department, just 13.6% of ICU beds were used last week, and 13 deaths occurred out of 66,779. Vaccinations have been administered to about 78.4 million Filipinos.

The increase in COVID-19 infections coincides with a slowing of influenza-like illnesses (ILI). According to the DOH, ILI cases will continue to fall in the next weeks, but may spike by January.