The Department of Health on Tuesday, Jan. 2 confirmed 212 new cases of fireworks-related injuries, bringing the total to 443. This includes the first stray bullet injury and first death. Photo from DOH It said the newly reported cases, with a median age of 22 and ages ranging from one to 71 years...
CEBU CITY – The Department of Health-Central Visayas (DOH-7) recorded 19 fireworks-related injuries during New Year’s Eve. The DOH-7 said that two sentinel and 23 non-sentinel hospitals in the region have recorded 41 firecracker-related injuries from December 21 to January 1. Most of the...
BAGUIO CITY – The Cordillera region recorded 15 fireworks-related injuries as of 6 a.m. on January 1. The Department of Health-Cordillera said the region had 11 new FWRIs on New Year’s Eve but this is 37 percent lower than the same period in 2022 with 24. FIREWORKS light up the sky as Baguio...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – The number of fireworks-related injuries in Bicol doubled in 2023 compared to the same period in 2022. Based on the injury registry update of Department of Health-Bicol sentinel sites as of 6 a.m. on January 1, the region had 33 cases, a 100 percent jump from only 20 in...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday, Jan. 1, reported that the total number of fireworks-related injuries (FWRI) has reached 231 with 116 new cases recorded on New Year’s Eve. Individuals with injuries related to New Year celebrations were rushed to Jose Reyes Memorial Medical Center in...
CALAMBA CITY, Laguna – The Department of Health recorded a total of 14 fireworks-related injuries in Region 4-A from December 21 to January 1. The DOH-Center for Health Development-Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, and Quezon area) logged seven new cases on New Year’s Eve. But it...
Photo from Pixabay A few hours before the New Year revelries began, the Department of Health (DOH) confirmed eight new fireworks-related injuries (FWR) on Sunday, Dec. 31, bringing the total number of FWRIs to 115. Based on the DOH’s FWRI report between 6 a.m., Dec. 30 and 5:59 a.m., the new...
CAUAYAN CITY, Isabela – The Isabela Provincial Health Office recorded five firecracker-related injuries in the province as of December 30. Provincial Health Education and Promotion Officer Arlene Martinez said the town of Roxas has two, this city, two, and the municipality of Alicia, one. A...
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union – Twenty-five firecracker-related injuries were recorded in Region 1 (Ilocos) from December 21 to 27. Dr. Rheuel Bobis, Medical Officer IV of the Department of Health-Region 1, said that Pangasinan recorded 20 firecracker-related injuries. La Union has four and Ilocos...
A day before the New Year’s Eve revelries, 11 new cases of fireworks-related injuries (FWRI) were recorded by the Department of Health (DOH) on Saturday, Dec. 30, bringing the total number of cases to 107. Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa demonstrated in a simulation how a patient victimized by...
The Department of Health (DOH) recorded 521 new Covid-19 cases on Friday, Dec. 29, bringing the total number of infections in the Philippines to 4,135,345. (KEITH BACONGCO / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The DOH Covid-19 tracker, however, showed no additional Covid-19-related deaths, maintaining the...
The Department of Health (DOH) has raised its alert status to "Code White" for Christmas and New Year in an effort to proactively safeguard public safety and wellbeing during the holiday season. Photo from DOH The alert status, as announced on Friday, Dec. 29, covers the entire health sector,...
