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(File photo) ZAMBOANGA CITY - The Department of Health-Zamboanga Peninsula (DOH-9) on Tuesday reported 56,256 Covid-19 recoveries or 94.49 percent recovery rate since the start of the pandemic in March 2020. Dr. Jemuel Cristobal, DOH-9 medical officer, said the region has so far recorded a total of 59,533 Covid-19 infections, including 840 active cases and 2,437 deaths. Cristobal said 68.2 percent of the active cases are asymptomatic, 26.1 percent with mild symptoms, 4.4 percent moderate, 1.2 percent severe, and 0.1 percent critical. He said the data showed Zamboanga City has the highest recovered cases of 26,349 although it remains on top of the list with the most number of Covid-19 infections of 27,928. The city has also the highest mortality rate with 1,084 and has 495 active cases. Zamboanga del Sur has the second highest confirmed cases of 13,720, with 13,067 recoveries, 170 active cases, and 483 deaths followed by Zamboanga del Norte with a total of 11,504 confirmed cases, includ
REGIONAL VAX DAYS. A vaccinee gets her coronavirus disease 2019 shot at the Philippine Red Cross vaccination center in Zamboanga City on Wednesday (Jan. 26, 2022) on the first day of the three-day regional vaccination days (RVD) by the Department of Health-Zamboanga Peninsula (DOH-9). The DOH-9 is targeting to inoculate 300,000 during the RVD, which ends Friday (Jan. 28, 2022). (Photo courtesy of Zamboanga CIO) ZAMBOANGA CITY - The Department of Health-Zamboanga Peninsula (DOH-9) is optimistic in meeting its target of inoculating 300,000 individuals during the ongoing three-day regional vaccination days (RVD). Dr. Joshua Brillantes, DOH regional director, said on Thursday due to bad weather, the turnout on Day 1 of the RVD was low, with only 28,000 people getting vaccinated, way below the 100,000 daily target. The RVD, initiated by the DOH-9, started Wednesday and is set to end Friday. "We are still optimistic to meet our target to vaccinate 300,000 individuals [during the three d
ZAMBOANGA CITY - The Zamboanga Peninsula remains free from the Omicron variant of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), the Department of Health-Zamboanga Peninsula (DOH-9) reported Tuesday. "So far there is none (of the Omicron variant cases)," Dr. Joshua Brillantes, DOH-9 director, said. However, Brillantes said the local government units (LGUs) and hospital authorities should still be prepared to address any surge in Covid-19 cases amid the threat posed by the Omicron variant. Health experts said the Omicron variant, which was first found in South Africa on Nov. 24, 2021, is likely to spread more easily than the original SARS-CoV-2 virus. Brillantes noted that the Philippines has detected a total of 43 Omicron variant cases, mostly from international travelers based on the report of the Philippine Genome Center. Of the total cases, 35 are asymptomatic, seven are symptomatic and the remaining one is unknown. "What we have prepared before should be strengthened,"
Zamboanga City Health Office. ZAMBOANGA CITY - A four-day free operation for children born with cleft lip and cleft palate is set to be held here next week, the City Health Office (CHO) announced. Dr. Dulce Amor Miravite, city health officer, said in a statement Saturday the free operation for cleft lip and cleft palate will be from January 4 to 8 at the Labuan Public Hospital in Barangay Labuan. "Doctors of Smile Train and Marikina St. Vincent General Hospital will visit Zamboanga City for a four-day operation of these patients (cleft lip and cleft palate)," Miravite said. She said the activity will be in coordination with the city government, through the CHO, and the Department of Health-Zamboanga Peninsula (DOH-9). She urged parents and guardians of children with cleft lip and cleft palate to register with their respective barangay health centers and the CHO. She said they should take the opportunity of the life-changing operation that will bring smiles to their children w