MANILA (UPDATE) — The Philippines has logged 6,630 COVID-19 cases last week, the Department of Health's latest case bulletin showed Monday.

From June 5 to 11, an average of 947 daily infections were logged in the country, which is 27 percent lower compared to the previous week.

This is the 13th straight week that the number of weekly cases is above 1,000, according to the ABS-CBN Investigative and Research Group.

Of the latest infections, some 112 cases were considered severe or critical, the DOH's latest case bulletin showed.

As of Sunday, a total of 527 cases or 11.3 percent of total COVID-19 admissions were in severe and critical condition, the agency added.

This is is 6 percent lower than it was the prior week or 32 admissions fewer than the prior week’s 559 cases, ABS-CBN IRG added.

At least 377 or 17.7 percent of intensive care unit beds for COVID patients were occupied. The non-ICU bed utilization rate was at 19.5 percent.

This is the second straight week that the COVID-19 ICU bed utilization rate is below 20 percent, the ABS-CBN IRG said.

During the past week, some 5 deaths were verified by the DOH.

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Based on the DOH's tracker, the Philippines has 10,761 active COVID-19 cases as of June 12.

More than 3 years since the pandemic broke out, some 4.1 million coronavirus infections were recorded in the country. At least 66,481 people have succumbed to the virus.

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