(BusinessWorld) THE GOVERNMENT will take delivery of a million more doses of coronavirus vaccines this week care of Japan, according to the presidential palace, in a boost to its vaccination drive.

About a million AstraZeneca doses donated by the Japanese government and 170,000 Sputnik V vaccines ordered from Russia would arrive this week, presidential spokesman Herminio L. Roque, Jr. told a televised news briefing on Monday.

He said 11.7 million doses of coronavirus vaccines had been given out as of July 2, 8.8 million of which were first doses.

About 1.1 million health workers, 897,719 seniors and 788,630 seriously ill people have received their second doses. Mr. Roque said 26,109 essential workers and 227 indigent Filipinos have also been fully vaccinated.

About 57% of intensive care unit beds (ICU) in the country had been used as of July 4, while 46% of isolation beds and 44% of wards were occupied, he added

In the capital region, 46% of ICU beds were occupied, while 38% of isolation beds and 33% of ward beds were used.

The Department of Health (DoH) reported 5,392 coronavirus infections on Monday, bringing the total to 1,441,746.

The death toll rose to 25,192 after 43 more patients died, while recoveries increased by 6,477 to 1,364,960, it said in a bulletin.

There were 51,594 active cases, 91.1% of which were mild, 3.8% did not show symptoms, 1.5% were critical, 2.1% were severe and 1.57% were moderate.

The agency said 15 duplicates had been removed from the tally, nine of which were tagged as recoveries. Twenty recoveries were reclassified as deaths. Ten laboratories failed to submit data.

The government expects the Metro Manila to attain so-called population protection by November, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire told a separate news briefing.