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As of January 4, the DOH reported 277 injuries caused by fireworks.

As of January 4, there have been 277 documented fireworks-related injuries overall, according to the Department of Health (DOH). On Wednesday, 15 further injuries were reported.

According to the DOH’s most recent case report, “These were 49 percent higher compared to the 186 cases over the same period (last year)”.

151 injuries occurred on the streets, while 115 occurred at home.

78 people had eye injuries, and 17 explosion injuries necessitated amputation in some cases.

47 cases, or 17% of the total, had suspected alcohol intoxication at the time of injury.

According to the DOH, “about 220 cases, or 80%, were males ages one to 80.” In comparison to the same period the previous year, 35 sentinel hospitals filed an injury or zero case report before the deadline, a 24 percent decrease.

With 131 cases, the National Capital Region had the most.

33 cases were also reported from Western Visayas, 25 from Ilocos, 23 from Central Luzon, 15 from Region 4-A (Calabarzon), and 13 from Bicol.

With 57 occurrences, the legal skyrocket firecracker known as “kwitis” was the main source of injuries.

33 people were hurt by the “boga” (improvised cannon), 22 by the 5-star triangle firecracker, and 16 by the fountain fireworks.

There were no known instances of deaths from fireworks or firecrackers, either.

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