The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday reported that it has logged 11,995 new Covid-19 cases from October 17 to October 23, lower by 22 percent as compared to the cases recorded from the previous week.
The average daily case was recorded at 1,714.
There were 272 deaths but only 26 occurred on October 10 to October 23.
Meanwhile, the DOH said that there were 650 patients who were classified as severe and critical. Of the 2,520 ICU beds for Covid patients, 581(23.1percent) are occupied.
On the other hand, the DOH said, over 73 million individuals or 94.09 percent of the target population have been vaccinated, while 20 million received their booster shots.
Likewise, 6.9 million senior citizens or 79.19 percent of the target A2 population were administered with their primary series.