The number of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases in Negros Oriental has dropped to a significantly low level from a surge early this year, despite the province being tagged as a “poor performer” in its vaccination rollout for senior citizens.
Assistant Provincial Health Officer Dr. Liland Estacion, in a virtual presser Monday, said the number of active positive cases has gone down to 20 as of Thursday.
Despite this development, the province will remain under Alert Level 2 unless it can reach its vaccination target for senior citizens.
“I am appealing once more to the senior citizens to have themselves vaccinated against Covid-19, and to the other sectors to get the booster shots as well,” she said in mixed English and Cebuano.
The number of senior citizens given the second dose is 55,995 while those who received the first dose totaled 54,122.
The province’s target for the A2 sector or senior citizens is 133,000.
Estacion said unless the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) will change their guidelines on community quarantine classifications, there is no chance for Negros Oriental to be under Alert Level 1.
The province reported that only five new positive Covid-19 cases were recorded from March 4 to 7, she said.
While the number is seemingly low compared to the previous months when positive cases surged to four digits, Estacion said she believes some infections are not being reported to health authorities “because the patients are just doing their own self-testing”.
However, Estacion, also the provincial Covid-19 incident commander, said people should not be complacent with these numbers and must therefore submit themselves for vaccination.
As of Monday, Negros Oriental has a total caseload of 23,468 broken down into 22,710 recoveries, 20 active cases, and 738 deaths.
Meanwhile, Estacion said the provincial government of Negros Oriental is aiming to reach a high turnout of vaccinated individuals during the fourth national vaccination drive against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) from March 10 to 12.
She said she hopes to reach 60 percent of the total targeted population for vaccination after the three-day inoculation campaign.
“Right now, we have reached only 53.6 percent of our target population for vaccination and it is sad to note that people are no longer interested in receiving the vaccine against the Covid-19,” she said.
Records at the Provincial Health Office show that as of March 8, Negros Oriental’s total number of fully vaccinated individuals are 531,533, including those who received one-shot Janssen vaccine.
The province’s target population for vaccination is 990,637.
The three-day national vaccination campaign will include the administration of the first and second doses for all sectors, including children aged 5-11 years old, Estacion said.
She said booster shots will only be administered to adult recipients aged 18 and above. (PNA)
CoViD drops to 20
The number of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases in Negros Oriental has dropped to a significantly low level from a surge early this year, despite the province being tagged as a “poor performer” in its vaccination rollout for senior citizens.
Assistant Provincial Health Officer Dr. Liland Estacion, in a virtual presser Monday, said the number of active positive cases has gone down to 20 as of Thursday.
Despite this development, the province will remain under Alert Level 2 unless it can reach its vaccination target for senior citizens.
“I am appealing once more to the senior citizens to have themselves vaccinated against Covid-19, and to the other sectors to get the booster shots as well,” she said in mixed English and Cebuano.
The number of senior citizens given the second dose is 55,995 while those who received the first dose totaled 54,122.
The province’s target for the A2 sector or senior citizens is 133,000.
Estacion said unless the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) will change their guidelines on community quarantine classifications, there is no chance for Negros Oriental to be under Alert Level 1.
The province reported that only five new positive Covid-19 cases were recorded from March 4 to 7, she said.
While the number is seemingly low compared to the previous months when positive cases surged to four digits, Estacion said she believes some infections are not being reported to health authorities “because the patients are just doing their own self-testing”.
However, Estacion, also the provincial Covid-19 incident commander, said people should not be complacent with these numbers and must therefore submit themselves for vaccination.
As of Monday, Negros Oriental has a total caseload of 23,468 broken down into 22,710 recoveries, 20 active cases, and 738 deaths.
Meanwhile, Estacion said the provincial government of Negros Oriental is aiming to reach a high turnout of vaccinated individuals during the fourth national vaccination drive against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) from March 10 to 12.
She said she hopes to reach 60 percent of the total targeted population for vaccination after the three-day inoculation campaign.
“Right now, we have reached only 53.6 percent of our target population for vaccination and it is sad to note that people are no longer interested in receiving the vaccine against the Covid-19,” she said.
Records at the Provincial Health Office show that as of March 8, Negros Oriental’s total number of fully vaccinated individuals are 531,533, including those who received one-shot Janssen vaccine.
The province’s target population for vaccination is 990,637.
The three-day national vaccination campaign will include the administration of the first and second doses for all sectors, including children aged 5-11 years old, Estacion said.
She said booster shots will only be administered to adult recipients aged 18 and above. (PNA)
