BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL BAÑAGA
BACOLOD City – Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases in this city and the province of Negros Occidental continue to drop.
Data from the Provincial Incident Management Team (as of Oct. 24) showed active COVID-19 cases in the province were down to 3,644. The province recorded 149 new recovered cases and 27 new fatalities. Only 41 new cases were recorded.
Bacolod, meanwhile, had 1,667 active cases as of Oct. 24.
The city recorded 142 new recovered cases, with zero deaths, although the Department of Health (DOH) in Western Visayas reported 58 new cases on Sunday.
In a separate weekly report issued by DOH yesterday morning, Negros Occidental’s Average Daily Attack Rate (ADAR) dropped from the 8.29 three to four weeks ago to the current 5.16.
In terms of risk level, Negros Occidental was downgraded to “low risk”.
But the province is currently on Alert Level 2 for recording a “high” healthcare utilization rate (HCUR) at 67.54 percent.
This city, meanwhile, also saw a decrease in ADAR – from 22.64 three to four weeks ago to 16.17. Its risk classification level remains “moderate” with 73.84 percent HCUR.
Bacolod also remains on Alert Level 4.
Despite the drop in COVID-19 cases, Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson urged the public to continue following the health protocols.
Meanwhile, vaccination against the viral disease was intensified in both the city and province./PN
