At least 11 areas in Metro Manila have been placed under COVID-19 Alert Level 4 following the surge in its cases and hospital bed utilization, the Department of Health said Friday.
In a press briefing, DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said the areas are Las Piñas, Malabon, Makati, Marikina, Muntinlupa, Navotas, San Juan, Pateros, Quezon City, Taguig, and Valenzuela.
Alert Level 4 means an area has been classified as moderate- to critical-risk and has a healthcare utilization rate higher than 70%.
According to Vergeire, the National Capital Region (NCR) has maintained a positive two-week growth rate and a high-risk average daily attack rate (ADAR) and is currently at high-risk case classification.
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Metro Manila is currently placed under enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) until August 20, 2021, in order to curb the cases of COVID-19 Delta variant.
Other areas under Alert Level 4 are the following:
- Cordillera Administrative Region: Apayao, Baguio City, Benguet
- Region 1: Dagupan City, Ilocos Norte
- Region 2: Cagayan, Quirino
- Region 3: Angeles City, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, Tarlac, Olongapo City, Zambales
- Region 4A: Batangas, Cavite, Laguna, Quezon, Lucena City, Rizal
- Region 5: Naga City, Masbate
- Region 6: Aklan, Antique, Guimaras, Iloilo, Iloilo City
- Region 7: Bohol, Cebu, Cebu City, Lapu-Lapu City, Siquijor
- Region 8: Ormoc City, Tacloban City
- Region 10: Bukidnon, Cagayan De Oro City, Camiguin, Lanao Del Norte, Misamis Oriental
- Region 12: Cotabato (North Cotabato), General Santos City, South Cotabato
- Caraga: Agusan del Sur
The country averaged 10,459 new cases per day from August 6 to 12, a jump from its average of 7,987 in the week before, with “a new peak set weekly," Vergeire added.
