A BOY was rushed to a hospital in Manila after he ingested a firecracker, bringing the number of those injured in the run-up to the New Year to 24, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Wednesday based on reports from 60 hospitals nationwide.

The DOH said the running total was from December 21 to 26, 2018, which is 54 percent lower than the 52 recorded in the same period in 2017.

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