MANILA (UPDATED) — The Philippines has recorded 4,281 COVID-19 cases last week, the Department of Health's latest case bulletin showed Monday.

From June 12 to 18, an average of 612 daily infections were logged in the country, which is 35 percent lower compared to the previous week.

This is the 14th straight week that the number of weekly cases is above 1,000. This is also the lowest number of cases in seven weeks, or since the week of April 24 to 30, 2023, when the DOH logged 4,456 cases, the ABS-CBN Investigative and Research Group said.

Of the latest infections, some 57 cases were considered severe or critical, the DOH's latest case bulletin showed.

This is 9 percent lower, or 50 admissions fewer than the previous week, ABS-CBN IRG added.

As of Sunday, a total of 477 cases or 10.6 percent of total COVID-19 admissions were in severe and critical condition, the agency added.

At least 346 or 16.6 percent of intensive care unit beds for COVID patients were occupied. The non-ICU bed utilization rate was at 19.5 percent.

During the past week, one death was verified by the DOH, which was from May 2023.

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Based on the DOH's tracker, the Philippines has 8,659 active COVID-19 cases as of June 19.

More than 3 years since the pandemic broke out, some 4.159 million coronavirus infections were recorded in the country. At least 66,482 people have succumbed to the virus.

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