Metro Manila is still under the Alert Level 1 status until the end of August, while six more areas were also placed under the lowest Covid-19 risk classification, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Saturday, Aug. 20.
"The National Capital Region shall remain under Alert Level 1," until August 31, the DOH said in a statement.
The six areas that were added to the list of areas under Alert Level 1 include the provinces of Occidental Mindoro and Camarines Sur, municipalities of Poro, Cebu; Talalora, Western Samar; Pualas, Lanao Del Sur; and Binidayan, Lanao Del Sur.
Also placed under Alert Level 1 until August 31 were:
Cordillera Administrative Region: Abra, Apayao, Kalinga, Mountain Province, and Baguio City;
Region I: Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union, Pangasinan, and Dagupan City
Region II: Batanes, Cagayan, Isabela, Nueva Vizcaya, Quirino, and City of Santiago
Region III: Aurora, Bataan, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, Tarlac, Zambales, Angeles City, and Olongapo City
Region IV-A: Batangas, Cavite, Laguna, Rizal, and Lucena City
Region IV-B: Marinduque, Occidental Mindoro, Oriental Mindoro, Romblon, and Puerto Princesa City
Region V: Albay, Camarines Sur, Catanduanes, Naga City, and Sorsogon
Region VI: Aklan, Capiz, Guimaras, Iloilo Province, Bacolod City, and Iloilo City
Region VII: Siquijor, Cebu City, Lapu-Lapu City, and Mandaue City
Region VIII: Biliran, Eastern Samar, Southern Leyte, Ormoc City, and Tacloban City
Region IX: Zamboanga City
Region X: Camiguin, Bukidnon, Misamis Occidental, Misamis Oriental, Cagayan de Oro City, and Iligan City
Region XI: Davao City and Davao Oriental
Region XII: South Cotabato and General Santos City
Caraga: Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur, Surigao del Sur and Butuan City
Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao: Cotabato City.
"Based on IATF-EID metrics, these areas were able to de-escalate by maintaining their case classification and total beds utilization rates at low risk, and reaching or nearing the vaccination thresholds for target population and target A2 (senior citizens) priority group," the DOH said.
"Cities and municipalities previously de-escalated shall remain under Alert Level 1," it added.
Alert Level 2
The following provinces, highly urbanized cities (HUCs), and independent component cities (ICCs) shall remain under Alert Level 2, the DOH said, "without prejudice to their respective component cities and municipalities which may be under a different alert level classification."
Cordillera Administrative Region: Benguet, Ifugao
Region IV-A: Quezon Province
Region IV-B: Palawan
Region V: Camarines Norte and Masbate
Region VI: Antique and Negros Occidental
Region VII: Bohol, Cebu, and Negros Oriental
Region VIII: Leyte, Northern Samar and Western Samar
Region IX: City of Isabela, Zamboanga del Sur, Zamboanga del Norte, and Zamboanga Sibugay
Region X: Lanao del Norte
Region XI: Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur, Davao de Oro and Davao Occidental
Region XII: North Cotabato, Sarangani, and Sultan Kudarat
Caraga: Dinagat Islands and Surigao del Norte
Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao: Basilan, Lanao del Sur, Maguindanao, Sulu and Tawi-Tawi.