Over a hundred Filipinos suffered injuries due to fireworks, many of which were illegal, amid the celebration of New Year 2025, the Department of Health (DOH) said Wednesday.
This brought the total caseload recorded from December 22, 2024 to January 1, 2025 to 340 — 34% lower than the 519 cases recorded during the same period last year.
Of the 340 cases, 141 were logged between 6 a.m. of December 31, 2024 to 5:59 a.m. of January 1, 2025. This also translated to a 64% decline compared to the cases recorded on the first day of 2024.
Eleven were also added in today’s tally as part of the late reporting.
Fifty-nine percent (202 cases) were injuries caused by illegal firecrackers…