More than 1,000 active cases of COVID-19 were recorded in Imus City, Cavite, where vaccination was also suspended due to lack of supply.
In a statement, Imus Mayor Emmanuel Maliksi said it is unacceptable that vaccine allocation is still lacking in the city now that COVID-19 cases are rising.
On Sunday, more than 1,000 active cases were recorded in Imus, the second time that active cases have hit that number this year.
But of the more than 1,000 active cases, only 88 were admitted to hospitals while 37 were in isolation facilities.
There are also 15 critical while 1 severe case in Imus, while the others are mild and without symptoms.
Maliksi called on the national government to provide an additional supply of COVID-19 vaccine in Imus because the city has a large capacity for mass vaccination.
Many Imus residents also want to be vaccinated against COVID-19, said Maliksi.
Meanwhile, Maliksi urged the public to take a swab test at the city molecular lab at the Imus Hospital if they feel any symptoms of COVID-19.
He said the mega isolation facility is also ready to receive those who test positive for the virus instead of going home quarantine.
Active COVID-19 cases in Imus reaches 1,000; vaccination suspended
Calabarzon, where Cavite is located, is one of the regions experiencing the rise of COVID-19 cases in the country.
Meanwhile, the number of active COVID-19 cases or still sick in Laguna has jumped to 3,000, Governor Ramil Hernandez said this Sunday.
In an interview with TeleRadyo, Hernandez said that of the 3,000 active cases, 26 were cases of the more contagious Delta variant of the virus.
He said this is one of the reasons why the province was subjected to enhanced community quarantine (ECQ), the strictest lockdown status, until mid-August.
According to Hernandez, the enforcement of health protocols is now stricter, and they have also added a police force.
The vaccination campaign in the province has also been intensified “that’s why we really have a problem with the supply of vaccine,” said the governor.
Only up to 10 percent of the target population is being vaccinated against COVID-19 in the province.
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