Muntinlupa notes slight rise in active COVID cases, residents told to be vigilant

FILE PHOTO: Residents undergo counseling before receiving their first dose of Sinovac Biotech’s CoronaVac vaccine against the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at the Barangay Sucat Covered Court, in Muntinlupa City, Metro Manila, Philippines, June 21, 2021. REUTERS/Lisa Marie David

MANILA, Philippines — Muntinlupa City on Monday urged its residents to take extra caution after recording a slight increase in daily active COVID-19 cases in the city over the past week.

According to the Muntinlupa public information office, the number of active cases rose from 5 to 20 in the span of December 20 to 26, while the average daily COVID-19 number for the last two weeks was at two infections per day as of Dec. 26.

Because of this, Muntinlupa City Health Office chief Dr. Juancho Bunyi urged the public to take extra caution and strictly observe minimum public health standards amid the celebration of the holidays and New Year’s Eve.

Bunyi also advised the strengthening of contact tracers and barangay health emergency response teams and to strictly implement mandatory quarantine of COVID-19 positive individuals to isolation facilities.

Under City Ordinance 2020-106, all COVID-19 cases including asymptomatic, mild, probable, suspected cases, and close contacts are mandated to undergo quarantine at home or in the city’s isolation facilities if requirements for home quarantine are not met as certified by CHO.

As of Dec. 27, there are 16 active cases in the city with a total of 27,624 confirmed cases, 27,029 recoveries, 579 reported deaths, 1 suspect case, and 58 probable cases.

The local government also encourages the public to get vaccinated as protection from the adverse effects of COVID-19.

As of December 26, 440,714 individuals have already been vaccinated in the city, 371,005 of which have been fully vaccinated.

Unvaccinated residents are urged to register online through the city’s COVID-19 vaccination registration system via www.vaccine.muntinlupacity.gov.ph/muncovac.

Earlier, the Department of Health noted that the average number of new COVID-19 cases per day in Metro Manila rose by 49 percent in the recent week — a warning that coronavirus infections may again increase in the capital region.

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