Three regions in the country remain under “high-risk” case classification for coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
This was bared by the Department of Health (DOH) in a virtual briefing on Monday, Oct. 11.
Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said these regions are the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), Regions 2, and 9.
“We are flagging CAR, Regions 2, and 9 with high-risk case classification based on its positive moderate-risk two-week growth rate, and a high-risk average daily attack rate,” Vergeire said.
Moreover, hospital beds and intensive care unit (ICU) utilization in the said three regions were at high-risk levels.
PH at moderate-risk
The Philippines remains under moderate-risk case classification for COVID-19, with a two-week growth rate in cases of -33 percent, Vergeire said.
But the country’s average daily attack rate remains within high-risk level at 11.43 cases for every 100,000 individuals, down from 17.10 in the previous weeks.
Hospital beds occupancy nationwide still under moderate-risk level at 56.43 percent, ICU utilization remains at high-risk classification at 70.43 percent.
Growth rates
Most regions in the country have showed negative growth rates, including Metro Manila with -46 percent growth rate, Vergeire said.
However, majority of the regions remain with a high-risk average daily attack rates, she noted.