Only six COVID-19 cases were reported in the Ilocos region between Feb. 12 and 18, reflecting a 70-percent drop in daily average caseload compared with the previous week, the regional DOH said on Tuesday, Feb. 21. | jmichaelmgsINQ /PDI
In an advisory, the DOH said only one COVID-19 patient per day was detected in the region, with no new severe and critical cases tagged among the new cases.Health authorities said there were no new deaths due to the virus in the previous week, adding that in all health facilities in the region, only one patient was a confirmed severe and critical case.
The healthcare utilization rate in the region fell below 10 percent, with 13 of 179 intensive care unit beds set aside for COVID-19 patients occupied.
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