The Navotas City government has recorded a total of 998 active cases as of Sunday, Jan.9, which is more than three times higher compared to the 300 cases listed on Jan.1.
The local government said that 149 new cases were listed on Jan. 9, 107 of them were tracked in Baranggay San Jose while 10 cases were recorded in Brgy. Bagumbayan South.
Navotas City now has 18,760 total COVID-19 cases with 17,192 (92 percent) recoveries and 570 deaths.
"Bawat isa sa atin ay may maiaambag para mapababa ito sa pamamagitan ng pag-iingat, pagsagawa ng safety at health protocols, at pagpababakuna (Each of us can contribute to reduce it by taking precaution, observing safety and health protocols, and getting vaccinated)," Mayor Toby Taingco said in a Facebook post on Monday, Jan.10.
"Mag-ingat at magkaisa po tayo na pababain ang active cases para di na mapilitan ang pamahalaang nasyonal na magtaas pa ng alert level (Let us be careful and cooperate to lessen the active cases so that the national government would not be forced to raise the alert level)," he added.