Metro Manila records highest number of new COVID-19 cases in the Philippines

Latest report from the OCTA Research Team states 20 places in the country have recorded highest number of new cases of COVID-19

COVID wards in several Metro Manila Hospitals are in full capacity while hospitals in Bulacan and Pampanga are at 90% capacity Source: Ezra Acayan/Getty Images

Highlights

• Intensive Care Units (ICU) in Bulacan and Pampanga are in critical level due to continued increase in new COVID-19 cases
• Department of Budget and Management has released funds for delayed special risk allowance or SRA of health workers
• DFA says around 185 Filipinos have been evacuated from Afghanistan

High numbers of new COVID-19 cases were also reported in Cavite, Cebu, Laguna and Pampanga

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