Cordillera, 2 other regions at 'high risk' for COVID-19

By CNN Philippines Staff Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, July 13) — Three regions are currently at high risk for COVID-19 due to spikes in new cases and hospitalizations, an official said Tuesday. These are the Cordillera Administrative Region, Western Visayas, and Davao, Department of Health chief epidemiologist Alethea de Guzman said in an online briefing. Cordillera was earlier classified as low risk while Western Visayas and Davao retained their case risk classification. These regions had positive two-week growth rates and higher average daily attack rates (ADAR) from June 27 to July 10 compared to the figures two weeks before, De Guzman said. The ADAR is defined as the number of infected people per 100,000 population. "Ang mga binabantayan rin natin hindi lamang dahil sa pagtaas ng kaso [The areas we are monitoring not only due to an uptick in cases but also] because of their utilization rates are Regions 11 (Davao), 6 (Western Visayas), and CAR," De Guzman added. Data from De Guzman's presentation showed 87% of COVID-19 beds in intensive care units in Western Visayas are occupied as of July 10. Davao's ICU occupancy rate is at 81%, while that of the Cordillera is at 68%. An area is considered at moderate risk if its utilization rate is from 60% to less than 70%. A high-risk classification means the occupancy rate is between 70% to less than 85%, while a locality is at critical level if its occupancy rate is 85% and above.

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