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Ilocos provinces stay under COVID-19 Alert Level 1

Ilocos provinces stay under COVID-19 Alert Level 1

Ilocos Norte provincial capitol. (Photo courtesy of Ilocos Norte provincial government)

LAOAG CITY, Ilocos Norte—The Ilocos region is staying under COVID-19 Alert Level 1 from May 16 to 31, Malacañang announced Sunday, May 15.

Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union, and Pangasinan, including Dagupan City will remain under the most lenient alert level classification.

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Data from the regional Department of Health (DOH) released May 16 show that the average daily COVID-19 cases in Ilocos stood at three from May 8 to 14.

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This was lower than the cases reported in the previous week, the DOH said.

At least 19 new cases were added to the regional COVID-19 tally from May 8 to 14, it added.

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There were no new severe and critical cases among the new ones logged. The regional DOH had verified at least 184 deaths due to COVID-19 in the previous week.

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DOH also reported that at least three of the active COVID-19 cases admitted to hospitals were severe and critical.

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At least 44, or 19 percent of the 237 ICU (intensive care unit) beds for suspect, probable, and confirmed COVID-19 cases are in use, the DOH said.

As of May 14, regional DOH data showed that 84 percent of the 4.3-million covered individuals had been vaccinated fully against COVID-19. At least 764,477 of these had received booster shots. INQ

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