Update on COVID-19 Cases in Laguna Following New Surge
LAGUNA – Governor Ramil Hernandez said that the COVID-19 cases in the province are on a “critical level” and the provincial hospitals are now full.
Several cities and provinces in the Philippines are experiencing another increase in their COVID-19 cases. Many local government units that await genome sequencing results suspect that the Delta variant has reached their place.
First recorded in India, the Delta variant caught attention with its higher transmissibility rate that infected a lot of people in India. It also caused the collapse of India’s healthcare system to the point that many patients could no longer be accommodated.
In the Philippines, there are already local transmissions of the Delta variant of COVID-19. It prompted the national government to implement stricter quarantine measures in Metro Manila for two (2) weeks.
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One of the provinces that are experiencing a surge in their COVID-19 cases is Laguna. Based on a report on ABS-CBN News, Gov. Ramil Hernandez considers the cases to have reached the “critical” level citing it already went down before.
According to Gov. Hernandez, it was last week when the COVID-19 cases in Laguna started climbing again. Based on the report, the local official added that the provincial hospitals in Calamba, San Pueblo, and Santa Cruz have already reached their full capacity.
The Governor admitted his worries hoping that the private hospitals won’t reach the critical level as the provincial hospitals are already full. Based on the data from the Department of Health (DOH), there are 16 health facilities in the province that reached their full capacities while 10 facilities are under the “high risk” category.
Gov. Hernandez expressed that their province has recorded 17 cases of the Delta variant of COVID-19. Currently, the province is under Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ) until August 15.
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