Philippine COVID numbers now
The good news is that the Omicron spike seems to have already passed in the Philippines. A single-day high of 39,004 Philippine COVID positive cases in mid-January. The reinforcement of restrictions seems to have worked in lowering new cases. By no means do these mean that health protocols should no longer be observed.
A relatively lower number of 8,702 new COVID cases were reported on February 3. That equates to a 25.5% positivity rate. A total of 8,463 or 97% of the newly reported cases occurred within the most recent 14 days. Western Visayas (1,039 cases), Central Visayas (799 cases) and Davao region (785 cases) were the top regions with cases in the recent two weeks.
The intensive care unit (ICU) bed utilization rate in Metro Manila and nationwide was at 37% and 44%, respectively. Isolation and ward beds in Metro Manila are 32%t and 36% used up, respectively. The rate is 43% for both nationwide. A steady decrease in positive numbers should further improve the COVID status of provincial cities, not just Metro Manila.
OCTA Research reports that the Philippine COVID rates in Cebu, Mandaue, and Bacolod have improved in a matter of days. The three cities are now classified as high risk. They were previously marked as very high risk. They join Lapu-Lapu, Ormoc, and Tacloban at the lower status but Iloilo City remains very high risk. The Omicron spike seems to have already hit the country as positive numbers continue to decrease. More vaccinations and continuous observance of health protocols are necessary to keep the numbers dwindling further.
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