DOH-4A Regional Director Dr. Eduardo Janairo said the agency is currently coordinating with local governments to monitor confirmed cases as well as implementing measures to prevent the spread of the Delta variant.
The total number of confirmed cases of the Delta variant of Covid-19 has reached 36 in the entire Calabarzon region, the Department of Health (DOH) regional office said today (July 30).
In a report released by the DOH – Center for Health Development Calabarzon, three of the reported cases are active.
21 of these confirmed cases have already recovered, while 11 are still waiting for verification of their swab tests.
Seventeen cases were reported in Laguna province (San Pedro City, Calamba City, San Pablo City and the towns of Bay and Los Banos), while nine were reported in Cavite (Imus City, Cavite City, General Trias City and the towns of Silang at Carmona); six in Batangas province (Bauan, Lemery, San Juan and Lipa City); and four in Rizal province (Cainta and Rodriguez).
DOH-4A Regional Director Dr. Eduardo Janairo said the agency is currently coordinating with local governments to monitor confirmed cases as well as implementing measures to prevent the spread of the Delta variant.
“The DOH regional office, together with the local governments of the affected communities are constantly working and conducting health assessment, case investigation and contract tracing to makataan’s ensure the health and safety of the public,” Janairo said.
The DOH had also sent epidemiology and health emergency teams in affected areas to conduct mass testing.
“Doblehin po natin ang pag-iingat lalo na po sa ating paglabas ng ating mga tahanan. Pangalagaan po natin ang ating kalusugan at mga sarili upang tayo ay maging ligtas kasama na ang ating mga mahal sa buhay,” Janairo reminded the public.
According to health authorities, persons with comorbidities, senior citizens, and minors are most vulnerable to the Covid-19 Delta variant.
Tags: #Covid19, #Deltavariant, #Calabarzon, #DepartmentOfHealth