Aklan records 2 to 3 COVID-19 deaths daily in last 3 months — governor

MANILA, Philippines —Two to three deaths daily due to COVID-19 were recorded in Aklan province over the past three months, Aklan Governor Florencio Miraflores said Wednesday.

In a televised briefing, Miraflores said 147 of the province’s 184 total deaths since the pandemic started were recorded from May to July this year.

“Sa ngayon, 184 deaths ang Aklan. That is for the whole COVID pandemic from March last year up to the present. But kung titignan mo yung mga data ang aming COVID deaths from March last year up to April this year, 47 deaths lang,” Miraflores said.

(Right now, there are 184 deaths recorded in Aklan. That is for the whole COVID pandemic from March last year up to the president. But if you will look at the data, we only had 47 deaths from March last year up to April this year.)

“But from May, the past three months, May to July, dito talaga nag-surge ang cases sa Aklan. Ang aming COVID deaths ay umabot sa 137. More or less two to three deaths per day. So yun ang nakakabahala sa amin,” he added.

(But the past three months, from May to July, this was when the cases surged in Aklan. We recorded 137 deaths, more or less two to three deaths per day. That is what’s alarming for us.)

Miraflores had advised mayors of the province to prepare burial grounds after the lone crematory in Panay Island was overwhelmed and had stopped receiving cadavers.

Due to its increasing cases and deaths, Aklan is now under modified enhanced community quarantine until August 15.

Miraflores said they would request the national government to place the province under the most restrictive quarantine status if its COVID-19 cases continue to rise.

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