The number of Covid-19 inpatients continued to increase and fatalities also rose over the past week, when schools reopened, the Department of Disease Control reported on Monday.
The department recorded 2,632 Covid-19 inpatients from May 14 to May 20, up about 12% from 2,356 cases between May 7 and May 13.
The number of inpatients with lung inflammation was at 401 at the end of last week, 24% up from 322 at the end of the previous week.
The number of patients dependent on ventilators rose to 226 last week, 39% up from 163 at the end of the previous week.
Last week there were 64 new fatalities related to the disease (seven per day on average), 191% up from 22 in the previous week (two per day).
Health authorities earlier predicted cases would rise when the new school term began.
