MANILA, January 15 ------ Cases of influenza-like illness (ILI) declined at the start of the year and posed no cause for public concern, the Department of Health said. The agency recorded 1,218 ILI cases from Dec. 22, 2024 to Jan. 4. This is lower than the 5,285 ILI cases logged from Dec. 8 to 21 and 6,993 cases from Nov. 24 to Dec. 7, 2024, said DOH spokesperson Assistant Secretary Albert Domingo. “Hindi naman ho dapat makaalarma dahil alam po natin talaga, ito yung panahon na maraming ibo at sipon ang umiikot,” he told TeleRadyo Serbisyo.
ILI is characterized by coughs, colds, and fever. Its top five causes in the Philippines include the rhinovirus, enterovirus, influenza A, respiratory syncytial virus, and adenovirus, the DOH earlier said. The human metapneumovirus and COVID-19 only ranked as the 6th and 7th top causes of ILI, noted Domingo. In the past months, the total hospital bed and ICU bed utilization hovered at around 14 and 11 percent, he said. “Yun po ang ating mga binabantayan para masabi natin na hindi tayo dapat kabahan sa panahong ito,” he added.
Domingo urged the public to stay at home if one is experiencing symptoms and practice good hygiene.
Source: news.abs-cbn.com
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