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NCR placed under COVID-19 AL 1 for 15 days of March
By Nidz Godino
The National Capital Region will be under COVID-19 Alert Level 1 in the next twenty-four hours.
The Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) approved placing NCR under COVID-19 Alert Level 1 from March 1, 2022 until March 15, 2022.
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said NCR was ready to deescalate to an Alert Level 1 given its current metrics.
Duque noted that 83% of NCR’s senior citizens had been vaccinated, while over 100% of its target population were fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
OCTA Research also reported positivity rate in NCR had decreased to 4.9%, lower than recommended 5% of the World Health Organization (WHO).
According to OCTA, this is the first time positivity rate in NCR decreased to less than 5% since December 26, 2021 prior to the COVID-19 surge caused by more transmissible Omicron variant.
NCR also remained at “low risk” classification for COVID-19 with an average daily attack rate (ADAR) of 2.85 and a reproduction number of 2.85, it added.
In a statement, acting presidential spokesman Karlo Nograles said IATF also approved placing several areas under Alert Level 1 from March 1 to 15including Abra, Apayao, Baguio City, Kalinga, Dagupan City, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union, Pangasinan, Batanes, Cagayan, City of Santiago, Isabela, Quirino, Angeles City, Aurora, Bataan, Bulacan, Olongapo City, Pampanga, Tarlac, Cavite, Laguna, Marinduque, Puerto Princesa City, Romblon, Naga City, Catanduanes; Aklan, Bacolod City, Capiz, Guimaras, Siquijor, Biliran; Zamboanga City, Cagayan de Oro City, Camiguin, Davao City,
Meanwhile, the IATF placed some areas under Alert Level 2 from March 1 to 15 including Benguet, Ifugao, Mountain Province, Nueva Vizcaya, Nueva Ecija, Zambales, Batangas, Lucena City, Quezon Province, Rizal, Occidental Mindoro, Oriental Mindoro, Palawan, Albay, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Masbate, Sorsogon; Antique, Iloilo City, Iloilo Province, Negros Occidental, Bohol, Cebu Province, Cebu City, Lapu-Lapu City, Mandaue City, Negros Oriental, Eastern Samar, Leyte, Northern Samar, Ormoc City, Southern Leyte, Tacloban City, Western Samar; City of Isabela, Zamboanga del Sur, Zamboanga del Norte, Zamboanga Sibugay, Bukidnon, Iligan City, Lanao del Norte , Misamis Occidental, Misamis Oriental, Davao De Oro, Davao Del Sur, Davao Del Norte, Davao Oriental, Davao Occidental, General Santos City, North Cotabato, Sarangani, South Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Surigao del Norte, Surigao del Sur, Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur, Butuan City, Dinagat Islands, Basilan, Maguindanao, Sulu, Tawi-Tawi, Cotabato City, Lanao Del Sur.
Philippines on Sunday registered 1,038 new COVID-19 cases, raising the country’s’ total caseload to 3,661,049.
Active infections reached 52,961, of which 556 are asymptomatic; 47,910 are mild; 1,417 are severe; 298 are in critical condition.
Of the cases reported today, the DOH said 1,015 or 98% occurred within the recent 14 days from February 14 to 27.
The top regions with cases in the recent two weeks were the NCR with 227 or 22%, Region 6 with 129 or 13%, and Region 40A with 104 or 10%.
Total recoveries also rose to 3,551,687 after 1,999 more patients recovered from the illness.
The death toll climbed to 56,401 with 51 new fatalities.
Of the 47 deaths, the DOH said nine occurred in February 2022, two in January 2022, one in December 2021, eight in November 2021, three in October 2021, nine in September 2021, five in August 2021, six in July 2021, four in June 2021, one in May and February 2021, and two in January 2021 due to the late encoding of death information to its system.
Meanwhile, the country’s positivity rate was at 5%. The total conducted COVID-19 tests were 25,313.
The DOH noted that nine duplicates were removed from the total case count, while 44 cases previously tagged as recoveries were reclassified as deaths after final validation.
The DOH said all laboratories were operational on February 25, while one lab was not able to submit their data.
The latest data from the DOH also showed that 26% of the country’s intensive care unit beds are utilized, while 13% of the mechanical ventilators are also in use.
In Metro Manila, 24% of the ICU beds are utilized, while 15% of the ventilators are in use.
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