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The number of injuries related to the recent holiday revelry inched closer to 1,000 as of Saturday morning, the Department of Health said.
National Epidemiology Center head Dr. Enrique Tayag said that as of 6 a.m., there were at least 962 revelry-related injuries recorded.
Of these, 943 were fireworks-related, while two were caused by fireworks ingestion. At least 17 were due to stray bullets, he said on his Twitter account.
He added that of the 943 fireworks-related injuries, 359 or 38 percent were due to piccolo.
In the same period in 2012, Tayag said there were 929 revelry-related injuries, including 902 from fireworks and two from fireworks ingestion.
Tayag also noted that in the same period in 2012, there were 25 injuries from stray bullets.
The DOH will continue its tally of revelry-related injuries until Sunday. — LBG, GMA News
