All regions in the country continue to see an increase in COVID-19 infections, with 88% of provinces, highly urbanized cities, and independent charter cities showing positive growth rates, the Department of Health (DOH) said Friday. Read more👇
Based on its regular COVID-19 situationer, most areas are showing a sharp increase in cases, with the National Capital Region reaching almost 450 cases daily.
Despite the increasing infections, all regions remain under low-risk case classification. This is even if all regions have seen positive two-week growth rates, with some reaching over 200%. This moved the chief of the government’s Vaccine Expert Panel to say Friday she supports administering mRNA COVID-19 vaccines to children aged 5 and younger.
The rising growth rates, however, have no effect on decisions made by the Inter-Agency Task Force as to what a region’s alert level may be. In a message to reporters, DOH spokesperson and National Vaccination Operations Center chair Maria Rosario Vergeire explained the two-week growth rate represents the speed of case increase or decrease.
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