May 11, 2021
Health Secretary Francisco Duque boasted the improving state of health care utilization rate in the country despite the continued increase in COVID-19 cases.
According to Duque’s report in the president’s weekly Talk to the Nation, overall, the Philippines is in a low-risk classification as the 2-week growth rate has dropped to -22 percent and the average daily attack rate per 100,000 population.
The National Capital Region is said to be at moderate risk as the 2-week growth rate has dropped to -39 percent and the daily attack rate has dropped to 19.02 percent from the previous 30.98 percent.
But Duque reminded that although the situation in the country is improving when it comes to COVID-19 cases, it still cannot be relaxed as there are ten regions that have recorded an increase in the 2-week growth rate.
The number of patients with COVID-19 at the Philippine General Hospital is gradually declining.
According to PGH spokesperson Dr. Jonas Del Rosario, this week’s admission is good for them because the number of COVID-19 patients they have admitted has dropped to 200.
“Less than 200 na po yung pasyente namin. Malaki po ang ibinaba,” he said in an interview with TeleRadyo, Tuesday morning.
“Nung May 8, nasa 215 pa. Pagpasok ng linggong ito, as of today, 192 patients ang COVID. At least, less than 200 na po. Sana tumuloy-tuloy na po.”
Del Rosario said that even the state of their emergency room is improving as well.
Cong. Go optimistic Autonomy Bill be passed this 18th Congress
Philippine Information Agency
30 Apr 2021, 00:38 GMT+10
BAGUIO CITY, April 29(PIA) -Baguio City Representative Mark Go remains optimistic that the autonomy bill creating the Cordillera Autonomous Region will be passed this 18th Congress. We want this approved during the 18th Congress and I will do everything I can do to have this approved before the end of this 18th Congress, Go said during a recent on line meeting consultation by the Social Preparation of CAR into an Autonomous Region (SPCAR).
Go said the Cordillera lawmakers are working very hard to ensure that the Autonomy Bill will be passed before the term of President Rodrigo Duterte ends in 2022.
March 16, 2021 THE Department of Health (DOH) on Tuesday, March 16, 2021, reported over 4,000 new cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) for the fifth straight day.
In its case bulletin at 4 p.m. Tuesday, DOH listed 4,437 new infections, which raised the cumulative case count to 631,320.
Active cases increased further to 57,736, or 9.1 percent of the total.
There were 11 additional mortalities, raising the death toll to 12,848. The case fatality rate declined further to 2.04 percent.
There were 166 new recoveries, bringing the total recoveries to 560,736.
The daily positivity rate remained high at 11.2 percent as 2,786 out of 24,932 tested as of noon of March 15 yielded positive results.
Healthcare utilization rates further increased, especially in the National Capital Region (NCR), where the biggest increase in cases has been documented.
Philippines logs 4,578 new COVID-19 infections Sheila Crisostomo
Highest in 6 months
MANILA, Philippines New COVID-19 cases in the country posted their biggest single day surge in six months yesterday at 4,578, fueling fears of a new wave of infections that could derail the ongoing vaccine rollout as well as efforts to resuscitate the economy.
The figure brought to 611,618 the total number of cases, based on the case bulletin of the Department of Health (DOH) for COVID-19.
It was on Sept. 14 last year when the DOH reported a record 4,699 new cases of COVID-19.
While the national government has ruled out tightening quarantine restrictions in order to enable the economy to breathe, local government units (LGUs) have sought authority to impose granular lockdowns to stem the spread of the disease.