At least eight cities in Metro Manila and 29 other areas in different regions of the country have been placed under Alert Level 4 following the surge in COVID-19 cases, the Department of Health (DOH) announced Friday.
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In a press briefing, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said the cities in Metro Manila under Alert Level 4 are Las Piñas, Muntinlupa, Pateros, Quezon City, Taguig , Malabon, Makati, and San Juan.
According to Vergeire, Alert Level 4 means an area has been classified as moderate to critical risk with a healthcare utilization rate higher than 70%.
Aside from the cities in Metro Manila, the following areas in different regions were also placed under Alert Level 4:
- Cordillera - Apayao, Baguio City, Benguet
- Region 1- Ilocos Norte
- Region 2 - Cagayan, Nueva Vizcaya, Quirino
- Region 3 - Angeles City, Bataan, Olongapo City, Pampanga, Tarlac
- Region 4A - Batangas, Cavite, Laguna, Quezon, Lucena City
- Region 6 - Iloilo, Iloilo City
- Region 7 - Cebu, Cebu City, Lapu-Lapu City, Mandaue City
- Region 8 - Tacloban City
- Region 10 - Bukidnon, Cagayan de Oro City, Camiguin
- Region 11 - Davao City
- Region 12 - General Santos City
Earlier, Vergeire confirmed that the highly contagious Delta COVID-19 variant has been detected in all 16 cities in Metro Manila and its lone municipality Pateros.
Metro Manila along with Laguna, Iloilo City, and Cagayan de Oro has been placed under the strictest enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) from August 6 until August 20, 2021, in a bid to combat the spread of the Delta variant.
Moreover, Vergeire said Alert Level 3 means an area is at moderate to critical risk but has a bed capacity occupancy rate lower than 70%.
Areas under Alert Level 3 are as follow:
- Metro Manila - Caloocan, Mandaluyong, Manila, Marikina, Navotas, Parañaque, Pasig, Valenzuela, Pasay
- Cordillera - Abra, Kalinga, Mountain Province
- Region 1 - Ilocos Sur, Pangasinan, Dagupan City
- Region 2 - Batanes, Santiago City, Isabela
- Region 3 - Bulacan, Nueva Ecija
- Region 4A - Rizal
- Region 4B - Marinduque, Romblon, Puerto Princesa
- Region 5 - Masbate, Naga City, Catanduanes
- Region 6 - Aklan, Antique, Bacolod City, Capiz
- Region 8 - Leyte, Northern Samar, Southern Leyte
- Region 9 - Zamboanga del Sur
- Region 10 - Iligan City, Lanao del Norte, Misamis Oriental
- Region 11 - Davao Occidental
- Region 12 - Cotabato (North Cotabato), Sultan Kudarat
- Caraga - Surigao del Sur
Vergeire said both Alert Levels 3 and 4 do not take into account the presence of the Delta variant in an area.
Alert Level 2, meanwhile, means the transmission is low and decreasing, HCUR is low, but the highly contagious Delta COVID-19 case is present.
Areas under Alert Level 2 are:
- Cordillera - Ifugao
- Region 1 - La Union
- Region 3 - Zambales, Aurora
- Region 4B - Occidental Mindoro, Oriental Mindoro
- Region 5 - Camarines Sur, Sorsogon
- Region 6 - Guimaras, Negros Occidental
- Region 7 - Bohol, Siquijor
- Region 8 - Eastern Samar, Ormoc City, Samar (Western Samar)
- Region 9 - Zamboanga Del Norte, Zamboanga City
- Region 10 - Misamis Occidental
- Region 11 - Davao Del Norte, Davao De Oro, Davao Del Sur, Davao Oriental
- Region 12 - South Cotabato, Sarangani
- Caraga - Agusan Del Norte, Dinagat Islands, Surigao Del Norte, Agusan Del Sur, Butuan City
- BARMM - Cotabato City, Lanao del Sur, Sulu
Lastly, Alert Level 1 refers to areas with low to decreasing transmission, low HCUR, and no Delta variant case reported.
These areas are at minimal to low risk, have a negative two-week case growth rate (TWGR), and HCUR lower than 50%.
Areas under Alert Level 1 are:
- Region 4B - Palawan
- Region 5 - Camarines, Norte, Albay
- Region 7 - Negros Oriental
- Region 8 - Biliran
- Region 9 - Zamboanga Sibugay
- BARMM - Maguindanao, Tawi-Tawi, Basilan
