COVID-19 case numbers and related deaths have been on a downward trend over the past year.
“That’s mainly due to the hybrid immunity that we have at the moment from previous infection, and crucially from our high vaccination rates,” Chief Medical Officer Professor Paul Kelly said.
But he warns one of the reasons why we are seeing another wave now is because of waning immunity.
“I am concerned about those that are more vulnerable to severe diseases, so that’s people who are over the age of 75 in particular,” he added.
In the Philippines, the health department said that its latest data shows “low severity and fatality” and is credited to the protection given by the high vaccination coverage among Filipinos.
Out of the 1,185 COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit (ICU) beds available, only 115 or 10 percent are presently occupied, while 1,119 or 11 percent of the 10,097 COVID-19 non-ICU beds are in use per the DOH’s latest data.