The Department of Health (DOH) on Sunday, Jan. 1, said that there are 137 reported cases of fireworks-related injuries (FWRI) — mostly coming from Metro Manila.
The Department of Health on Sunday, Jan. 1, said that there are 137 reported cases of fireworks-related injuries — mostly coming from Metro Manila.
As of 6 a.m. on Sunday, Vergeire said that there are 137 fireworks-related injuries after the sentinel hospitals reported additional 87 cases overnight. The MIMAROPA and Northern Mindanao Regions, Vergeire said, also reported FWRI cases this 2022 from no cases in 2021. Meanwhile, Vergeire explained that there were more injuries occurred in the street this year compared to last year at 44 percent. This, she noted, is mainly due to the easing of Covid-19 restrictions.
This year, DOH said that 48 percent of injuries this year were caused by legal fireworks and most cases were “not intoxicated” with alcohol at the time of the injury.
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