ILOILO City – Between Dec. 31, 2021 and Jan. 13, 2022, Western Visayas’ two-week growth rate (TWGR) in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infections rose to a sharp 1,717 percent from negative 34.56 percent.
It recorded 4,507 cases – way higher than the 248 infections recorded between Dec. 17, 2021 to Dec. 30, 2021.
The region’s average daily attack rate (ADAR) per 100,000 population, on the other hand, registered a “moderate” increase (4.07 percent) between Dec. 31, 2021 and Jan. 13, 2022. This was higher than the 0.22 percent recoded between Dec. 17, 2021 and Dec. 30, 2021.
This put region at “high risk” classification, according to Dr. Bea Camille Natalaray, spokesperson of the Department of Health (DOH) in the region.
Western Visayas’ health care utilization rate (HCUR), on the other hand, is deemed at low risk at 39.11 percent. Out of 1,979 beds, 774 were occupied.
The provinces of Iloilo, Antique, Capiz, Guimaras, and Negros Occidental and Bacolod City were deemed at high risk (all registered a surge in cases) while Aklan and Iloilo City at critical risk as of Jan. 16 “since positive ang ila growth rate,” said Natalaray.
“Still important ang practice sang health standards and, of course, ang aton local governments dapat maghimu sang immediate nga pag-isolate sa mga symptomatic individuals,” she stressed.
Natalaray also urged the still unvaccinated persons to have themselves inoculated.
Here’s the average cases per day in the region: Jan. 16, 2022 (333 cases), December 2021 (26 cases), November 2021 (87 cases), October 2021 (417 cases), September 2021 (820 cases), and August 2021 (596 cases).
Here’s the TWGR or cases from Dec. 17, 2021 to Dec. 30, 2021 compared to that from Dec. 31, 2021 to Jan. 13, 2022”
* Aklan – Dec. 17, 2021 to Dec. 30, 2021 (17 cases); Dec. 31, 2021 to Jan. 13, 2022 (632 cases) or 3,618 percent change (critical risk)
* Antique – Dec. 17, 2021 to Dec. 30, 2021 (five cases); Dec. 31, 2021 to Jan. 13, 2022 (299 cases) or 5,880 percent change (high risk)
* Capiz – Dec. 17, 2021 to Dec. 30, 2021 (nine cases); Dec. 31, 2021 to Jan. 13, 2022 (458 cases) or 4,989 percent change (high risk)
* Guimaras – Dec. 17, 2021 to Dec. 30, 2021 (one case); Dec. 31, 2021 to Jan. 13, 2022 (40 cases) or 3,900 percent change (high risk)
* Iloilo – Dec. 17, 2021 to Dec. 30, 2021 (57 cases); Dec. 31, 2021 to Jan. 13, 2022 (692 cases) or 1,114 percent change (high risk)
* Negros Occidental – Dec. 17, 2021 to Dec. 30, 2021 (60 cases); Dec. 31, 2021 to Jan. 13, 2022 (797 cases) or 1,228 percent change
* Bacolod City – Dec. 17, 2021 to Dec. 30, 2021 (79 cases); Dec. 31, 2021 to Jan. 13, 2022 (544 cases) or 589 percent change
* Iloilo City – Dec. 17, 2021 to Dec. 30, 2021 (20 cases); Dec. 31 , 2021 to Jan. 13, 2022 (1,045 cases) or 5,125 percent change
On the other hand, here’s the ADAR per province: Aklan (7.45 percent), Antique (3.49 percent), Capiz (4.07 percent), Guimaras (1.54 percent), Iloilo (2.41 percent), Negros Occidental (2.20 percent), Bacolod City (6.66 percent), and Iloilo City (15.74 percent).
As of Jan. 16, Western Visayas’ active COVID-19 cases stood at 6,678 active cases with 4,722 deaths.
Here’s the breakdown of the 151,572 cases:
* Aklan – 13,292
* Antique – 6,560
* Capiz – 10,098
* Guimaras – 3,238
* Iloilo – 35,376
* Iloilo City – 23,376
* Negros Occidental – 35,160
* Bacolod City – 24,472
Natalaray traced to the lack of observance of health protocols the surge in cases.
“Nag-decrease ang compliance sang aton minimum public health standard especially last holiday season. Nag-increase ang mobility sang mga tawo. So, nakita naton damo nag-open nga economy, damo nagkadto sa malls and lagaw so naga-increase man ang chance nga maka-transmit kita kon may ara kita infections,” added Natalaray./PN
