People pass beside religious statues along Tayuman Street in Manila on Feb. 23, 2023. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
MANILA — Nine out of 10 adult Filipinos are hopeful that the country has surpassed the worst of COVID-19, according to a Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey released Monday.
Ninety-three percent of the 1,200 adults polled last December 10 to 14 expressed hope that the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic is over, the SWS said.
Six percent, on the other hand, believes the worst is yet to come.
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Since December 2021, majority of the respondents said they were more hopeful when it came to the pandemic.
However, 78 percent of Filipinos are still worried about catching COVID-19. Of this number, 59 percent are “worried a great deal”, while 18 percent are “somewhat worried”. Nine percent are also “worried a little”, while 13 percent are not worried.
The percentage of those who are not worried about COVID infection has stayed the same since June 2022, the pollster noted.
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As of March 19, the country has recorded a total of 4,078,994 COVID cases, with 66,272 deaths.
Active infections were at 9,290, as of Sunday.
To date, some 79 million Filipinos are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
Of the figure, around 24 million people have received their first boosters while 4.5 million have gotten their second boosters.