COVID-19 cases rise anew in 8 Metro Manila cities: DOH

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Eight cities in Metro Manila recorded an increase in COVID-19 cases in the past 2 weeks, the Department of Health (DOH) said Tuesday.

Manila, Makati, Las Piñas, Muntinlupa, Mandaluyong, Malabon, Navotas and San Juan showed an "increasing trend over the past 2 weeks," DOH Epidemiology Bureau Director Alethea De Guzman said in an online press conference.

DOH lists 19 priority areas it is monitoring as the risk of #COVID19 infections remain high or moderate in these provinces and cities pic.twitter.com/pfopaK6MVKThe virus' growth rate in Makati City was at 22 percent. Its ICU utilization rate was at 69 percent, while its HCUR was at 70 percent, according to data from the DOH.

"Ang bakuna ay isa lamang sa preventive measures... Then there is also the presence of [COVID-19's] Alpha and Beta variants," she said, referring to strains of the virus that are more contagious.

 

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