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Published April 20, 2021, 12:06 PM The Provincial Health Office (PHO) in Bulacan on Tuesday, April 20 reported 28 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) deaths in the province, bringing the tally to 614. The PHO also reported that 167 new cases were verified and added to the total number of 28,499 COVID-19 confirmed cases in the provincial tally. Out of the 28,499  COVID-19-related cases gathered by the Provincial Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit of PHO-Public Health from the disease reporting units province-wide, 23,499 are confirmed and 4,941 are suspected cases. The PHO said among the provi...

Published April 19, 2021, 4:08 PM The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is set to construct more off-site hospitals across the country to cater to the increasing number of people infected with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Public Works Secretary Mark A. Villar, who is also the government’s isolation czar, said the capacity expansion of major hospitals is on-going through the use of pre-fabricated components, which is designed to speed up the construction process. Villar also announced the start of construction works for additional pop-up structures at the Lung Center of t...

Published April 14, 2021, 1:46 PM The local government of Bulacan on Tuesday reported 165 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the province, bringing the tally to 21, 876. Data from the Provincial Health Office (PHO) showed that among the province’s total number of COVID-19 cases, 17,950 have recovered, while 567 died due to the disease. The highest number of active cases was recorded in the city of Malolos, San Jose Del Monte, and the municipality of Santa Maria. Bulacan currently has 3,359 patients under isolation and monitoring in the hospitals, Temporary Treatment and Monitoring ...

(ALI VICOY / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) In a statement on Tuesday, April 13, the DOH and NTF said over the next two weeks it will continue to monitor and work with the local government units (LGUs) to reach specific targets to address the increasing cases and hospital occupancies. The DOH and NTF have also committed to reduce the duration of infectiousness of cases through increased contact tracing efficiency and strengthened active case finding through testing at the community level, which they said can help “reduce new infections.” Contact Tracing Czar Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Maga...

The National Capital Region (NCR) or Metro Manila still has the highest bed occupancy rate in the country as far as Temporary Treatment and Monitoring Facilities (TTMF) for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases is concerned.