MANILA, Philippines — Seven areas in the Visayas regions have reported an increase in COVID-19 cases, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Monday.
“Itong Regions 6, 7, and 8 sa Visayas region ay tumataas ang mga kaso at ang nakikita natin ay may specific areas [ang tumataas ang kaso],” Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said in an interview on ABS-CBN’s Teleradyo.
(COVID-19 cases are increasing in Regions 6, 7, and 8 and we are seeing specific areas where the increase was reported.)
“In Region 6, we have Iloilo City, Guimaras, Capiz, and Antique, and for Region 7, it’s Negros Oriental and Bohol, and for Region 8 we have Tacloban City,” she added.
Vergeire said the number of COVID-19 cases in the said areas are bordering from moderate to high risk.
The increase in cases, she said, can be attributed to various factors, including increased mobility and the presence of more transmissible variants of COVID-19.
Vergeire added that infection clusters have also been observed in workplaces, prisons, and other settings in the said areas.
Based on the COVID-19 tracker of the DOH, Western Visayas has 6,688 active cases, Central Visayas has 3,479 and Eastern Visayas has 3,024 as of Sunday.
There are currently 57,679 active COVID-19 infections nationwide.
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