The number of COVID-19 cases in Bacolod continues to rise, according to an official.
“So far kahapon po nakapag-register po tayo ng 200 cases. Ngayong araw po lalabas po sa ating medical bulletin ng Department of Health, nakatala po tayo ng 206 cases,” said Dr. Chris Sorongon of Bacolod Emergency Operations Center in TeleRadyo.
“So for the past 7 days makikita po natin, dito po sa Bacolod City, tumataas po tayo ng mga cases but what’s noteworthy to mention po eh eto pong mga kaso ay halos lahat po asymptomatic and mild,” he added.
According to Sorongon, most patients are in isolation facilities or quarantined in their respective homes.
But he said they continue to monitor their hospital capacity utilization rate because some health workers are also affected by COVID-19.
“Sa ngayon po Sir Johnson nasa 44 percent po yung ating hospital capacity utilization rate. Pero amin pong binabantayan yung aming regional hospital, yung Corazon Locsin, kasi po since 2 days ago, marami po sa kanilang healthcare workers ang nagiging positibo sa kanilang surveillance testing,” he said.
“So yesterday, nakapagtanggap na rin po kami ng balita na yung kanilang Department of Obstetrics at Surgery, marami pong residente ang nagpositibo sa COVID-19.
COVID-19 cases in Bacolod increasing
“So that’s why ngayon po, yun iba nilang wards at iba nilang mga departments, tumatanggap lang po ng extreme emergency cases dahil po yung mga doktor natin at mga nurses nasa quarantine dahil po positibo po sila sa COVID-19.”
Across the city, more than 60 health workers are already suffering from COVID-19, according to Sorongon.
The doctor said they continue to intensify their surveillance testing and contact tracing in the city.
“Tuloy-tuloy pa rin po yung ating aggressive surveillance testing, at ang ating contact tracing, that’s why the other day po, yung ating pinakamamahal na alkalde, si Mayor Bing (Leonardia), nag-meeting po sa iba’t ibang mga barangay kapitan, at sa ating miyembro ng (Barangay Health Emergency Response Teams) para maintensify po natin yung prevention, detection, isolation na strategies po natin.”
“Lalo na po ang intensified vaccination,n na yung Bacolod City po ngayong araw, we have already registered 123 percent fully vaccinated. That’s equivalent to almost 480,000 Bacolodnons na nabakunahan na po,” said Sorongon.
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