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Manila Bulletin devider Philippines devider Taguig LGU records 8,230 new COVID-19 cases in January

Taguig LGU records 8,230 new COVID-19 cases in January

Published Feb 2, 2022 08:54 am

The Taguig City government has recorded more than 8,000 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in January with the surge of the Omicron variant in Metro Manila.

Based on data from the Taguig City Epidemiology and Disease Surveillance (CEDSU), the city had 8,230 new COVID-19 cases in January as confirmed cases rose from 52,605 on Jan. 1 to 60,835.

Vaccination checkpoint in Taguig last month under Alert Level 3 (screenshot from Taguig City government video)

The total is an increase of 7,868 new cases, or 2,173 percent, from 362 new cases tallied in December when its confirmed cases rose from 52,220 on Dec. 1 to 52,582 on Dec. 31.

Taguig also recorded 7,161 persons who recovered from COVID-19 in January, an increase of 6,758, or 1,676 percent, from 403 recoveries in December. Taguig had zero deaths in January compared to 10 in December.

On Jan. 31, Taguig added 437 new COVID-19 to bring the total active cases to 1,122, an increase of 150 cases from 972 on Jan. 30.

The Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) has placed the National Capital Region (NCR) under Alert Level 2 from Feb. 1 to 15 from Alert Level 3.

During the “Laging Handa” public briefing on Feb. 1, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairperson Benhur Abalos Jr. said he personally agrees with the decision to downgrade the alert level in Metro Manila.

Abalos said mayors under the Metro Manila Council (MMC) did not make a recommendation to IATF this time.

“We depended on the findings and metrics of the IATF. Based on the metrics, our ADAR , our cases have gone down, our hospitals have the capacity so we just followed this recommendation,” he said.

On rules to be followed under Alert Level 2, Abalos said the restriction on the mobility of the unvaccinated was implemented by Metro Manila local government units under Alert Level 3.

He said in ordinances and orders issued by Metro Manila LGUs, there is a clause that says that when the alert level goes down to 2, “this will automatically be lifted.”

Abalos said LGUs with this clause are Las Piñas, Makati, Malabon, Mandaluyong, Manila, Marikina, Muntinlupa, Navotas, Pasig, San Juan, Taguig, and Valenzuela.

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