The Department of Health (DOH) concern remains in some areas in the country, particularly those seen by the high intensive care unit (ICU) utilization rate due to COVID-19 cases.
Based on DOH data, Western Visayas, Davao Region, and Soccsksargen are the regions with high or not critical ICU utilization rates.
Such regions, including Eastern Visayas, are also considered high risk due to the high average daily attack rate.
According to the DOH, they have 19 areas being monitored due to high health care utilization and ICU utilization rates.
Of the 19, 9 had full or nearly full ICU beds:
- Cagayan – 96.55%
- Bataan – 92.68%
- Naga City – 88.46%
- Iloilo City – 99.11%
- Antique – 100%
- Zamboanga Del Norte – 100%
- Davao City – 96.00%
- South Cotabato – 100%
- Lucena City – 85.71%
In the National Capital Region (NCR), the average daily cases increased slightly in the past 7 days compared to the previous week.
Some areas monitored due to high ICU utilization rate: DOH
“Para po sa NCR, ang ating datos, kung hindi po tuloy-tuloy na bumababa, may mga linggo na bahagya tayong tumataas,” said Dr. Alethea de Guzman, director of DOH Epidemiology Bureau.
If the NCR should have a target now, it is to return the number of cases per day to 380 or less than the number of recorded cases before the surge in March.
The whole country should now be proactive, especially with the threat of the Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes the disease COVID-19.
Even though 17 cases have been recorded in the country, there is still no visible spread in the communities.
It was first said that the Delta variant, which was first detected in India, was more contagious than the earlier Alpha and Beta variants.
“Isa pang naoobserbahan sa variant na ito ay parang mas mild ang sintomas na kaniyang pinapakita sa simula. Kaya maaring balewalain ng mga may sakit na sila ay may posibleng COVID at isa itong dahilan sa mas mabilis niyang pagkalat,” said Dr. Anna Ong-Lim ng DOH technical advisory group.
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