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9 in 10 Filipinos hopeful worst of COVID-19 crisis is over: SWS

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Rose Carmelle Lacuata, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="People pass beside religious statues along Tayuman Street in Manila on Feb. 23, 2023. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/news/03/20/20230223-tayuman-religious-statues-jc-9912.jpg"/><figcaption>People pass beside religious statues along Tayuman Street in Manila on Feb. 23, 2023. <em>Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — Nine out of 10 adult Filipinos are hopeful that the country has surpassed the worst of COVID-19, according to a Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey released Monday. </p><p>Ninety-three percent of the 1,200 adults polled last December 10 to 14 expressed hope that the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic is over, the <a href="https://www.sws.org.ph/swsmain/artcldisppage/?artcsyscode=ART-20230320080252">SWS</a> said. </p><p>Six percent, on the other hand, believes the worst is yet to come.</p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Social Weather Stations" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/news/03/20/03202023-sws_1.jpg"/><figcaption>Social Weather Stations</figcaption></figure></div><p>Since December 2021, majority of the respondents said they were more hopeful when it came to the pandemic.</p><p>However, 78 percent of Filipinos are still worried about catching COVID-19. Of this number, 59 percent are “worried a great deal”, while 18 percent are “somewhat worried”. Nine percent are also “worried a little”, while 13 percent are not worried.</p><p>The percentage of those who are not worried about COVID infection has stayed the same since June 2022, the pollster noted. </p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Social Weather Stations" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/news/03/20/03202023-sws.jpg"/><figcaption>Social Weather Stations</figcaption></figure></div><p>As of March 19, the country has recorded a total of 4,078,994 COVID cases, with 66,272 deaths.</p><p>Active infections were at 9,290, as of Sunday. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/03/14/23/doh-983-covid-19-cases-58-deaths-logged-in-past-week">Philippines adds 983 COVID-19 cases, 58 deaths in past week</a></li></ul><p>To date, some 79 million Filipinos are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.</p><p>Of the figure, around 24 million people have received their first boosters while 4.5 million have gotten their second boosters.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/life/03/15/23/mga-molde-ng-sapatos-naging-artwork-sa-paggunita-ng-covid-19-lockdown">Mga molde ng sapatos naging artwork sa paggunita ng COVID-19 lockdown</a></li></ul>

Nine out of 10 adult Filipinos are hopeful that the country has surpassed the worst of COVID-19, according to an SWS survey released Monday. 

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9 in 10 Filipinos hopeful worst of COVID-19 crisis is over: SWS

Rose Carmelle Lacuata,

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Published Mar 20, 2023 06:20 PM PHT

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