The number of COVID-19 cases in Cavite continues to rise as the Department of Health (DOH) says there may be community transmission of the more contagious Delta variant in Calabarzon.
According to the DOH on Monday, the number of active cases in the province has reached 10,114 while remaining “high risk,” or 75.1 percent of the beds in hospitals are occupied.
According to a separate note from the Provincial Health Office, Bacoor City leads with the most active cases at over 2,000. This was followed by Dasmariñas City and Bacoor City with more than 1,000 active cases, and Silang and General Trias City with more than 800 active cases.
In Silang, some districts in Barangay Ulat are being locked down where the number of COVID-19 cases has increased after the Delta variant was detected in a resident there.
Silang Mayor Corie Poblete is focusing on mass testing and vaccination in the said barangay.
Active cases of COVID-19 in Cavite over 10,000
“Patuloy ko pong pinapakausap na mag-ingat at huwag po tayong mag-panic dahil agaran po natin itong inaaksiyunan. Panatilihin ang pagsusuot ng face shield, facemask at magkaroon social distancing upang hindi na kumalat ang sakit,” said Poblete.
In Imus City, vaccination focuses on the A4 priority group or economic frontliners, where 250 tricycle drivers are targeted to be vaccinated daily.
“Sa kanilang araw-araw na pamamasada ay hindi maikakaila na sila’y talagang exposed sa COVID-19. Kaya’t bilang suporta sa kanilang sektor at sa ligtas na pagbawi ng ating lokal na ekonomiya, mayroon tayong nakalaan na bakuna para sa kanila kasama ang iba pang economic frontliners,” said Imus City Mayor Emmanuel Maliksi.
The Department of Health (DOH) has seen a community transmission of Delta variant in Metro Manila and Calabarzon but noted the need for “further evidence.”
“Currently, we have seen and observed, especially in NCR and Region 4A, na talagang mukhang community transmission na ito. Nakita natin na wala nang link ang mga kaso sa bawat isa. We are seeing clustering of cases in these two big regions,” she said.
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