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CEBU CITY: The number of firecracker-related injuries in Central Visayas is down by more than 100 percent from 2019 figures.
In a report released to the media on Friday afternoon (January 1), the Department of Health (DOH) in Central Visayas said it recorded 17 firecracker-related injuries in the region from December 16, 2020, to January 1, 2021..
The health department said firecracker-related injuries during the period were 111 percent lower than in 2019 with 38 cases.
No deaths were reported.
However, in the city of Santa Catalina, Negros Oriental province, an 11-year-old boy was hit by a stray bullet.
The boy, hit in the abdomen, has been admitted to the Provincial Hospital of Negros Oriental.
The majority of firecracker-related injuries in the region were recorded in the city of Lapu-Lapu with six cases.
Cebu City has three cases, while Cebu Province has two. Mandaue City, on the other hand, had two firecracker injuries.
Bohol had three injuries, while Negros Oriental has a firecracker-related injury. Siquijor has no firecracker-related injuries.
The DOH regional office report showed that most of the injuries were caused by two types of firecrackers, which are considered illegal: piccolo and candy bomb.
More than half of the injuries occurred on the streets, while just over 20 percent occurred indoors.
Residents defied government warnings and welcomed the New Year with firecrackers and fireworks, though injury cases were far fewer than in 2019.
Edited by TSB
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