Daily COVID cases in Cavite tops 1,000 for the first time -- OCTA Research
Cavite has reported more than 1,000 daily coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections for two consecutive days, the first time it had happened in the province since the pandemic began, independent research group OCTA said in its monitoring report on Friday, Aug. 13.
The province has recorded 1,084 cases on Aug. 11 and 1,019 cases on Aug. 12, which were higher than the previous single-day high of 994 cases on April 9, 2021.
Cavite also saw a higher reproduction number or infection rate at 1.83 from 1.76 during the previous week.
OCTA said Laguna also hit a new high with 790 cases reported on Aug. 11, surpassing its previous single-day high of 663 cases on April 2.
Just like Cavite, Laguna also saw a higher reproduction number at 1.61 from 1.46.
“With reproduction numbers at critical level, the surge has not yet peaked in Cavite and Laguna,” OCTA pointed out.
Reproduction number refers to the average number of secondary infections by each infected individual and is the primary indicator used by OCTA to study COVID trends.
Moreover, OCTA said Cavite’s COVID intensive care unit (ICU) occupancy was at a “critical” level, while COVID hospital bed occupancy was not at a critical level yet but was “high.”
In Laguna, hospital bed and ICU occupancy were both at high levels.
Likewise, OCTA has observed that COVID-19 cases in Rizal and Batangas have increased although both provinces had average daily attack rates (ADAR) at a “moderate” level or less than 10 per 100,000 population.
ICU occupancy in Rizal was already at a critical level while it was close to critical level in Batangas.
Ilocos Norte
Ilocos Norte Gov. Matthew Marcos Manotoc said seven Delta variant cases of the coronavirus was detected in seven towns of the province.
“DOH (Department of Health) just informed me we have seven new Delta cases in seven different towns. This is what we’ve been fearing and anticipating all along. This isn’t the same virus we’ve dealt with in the past,” Manotoc posted in his Facebook account.
He noted that the Delta variant is rising nationally, regionally, and globally. “We will continue to exhaust all possible solutions. Let’s be extra careful, take care of the differences.”
Earlier, Manotoc met health officials, including Department of Health (DOH) Region 1 Assistant Director Mar Wynn Bello and Ilocos Norte DOH officer Dr. Fanny Domingo, to discuss the province’s enhanced immunization coverage.
Meanwhile, 16 cases of the Delta variant were reported in Cagayan Valley – 13 cases from Isabela, two from Cagayan, and one in Nueva Vizcaya. (With a report from Liezle Basa Inigo)