THE Department of Health (DOH) reported on Friday a total of 116 firecracker-related injuries since December 21, with Metro Manila accounting for more than half of the cases.

The figure was 88 cases or 43 percent lower than the five-year average from 2011 to 2015, and 71 cases or 38 percent lower than in the same period last year, the department said.

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