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(CNN Philippines) Metro Manila — The Philippines is now tagged as “high risk” for COVID-19 as cases rose by 47% nationwide, according to the Department of Health.

“Nationally our case classification is now at high risk,” Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said in an online briefing.

The risk classification is based on the two-week growth rate, wherein a positive growth shows increase in infections, and the average daily attack rate (ADAR).

Vergeire said the average number of COVID-19 cases recorded in the country rose to a 8,695 a day from August 1 to 7, compared to the 6,498 per day recorded from July 25 to 31. More than 7 in every 100,000 people were getting infected every day during this period.

DOH reported that the ADAR was at 7.20 in the first week of August. It is considered high risk once it reaches 7 and above.

Less than two weeks ago, the country was under “moderate” risk. At the start of July, the DOH said said the country is considered under “low risk.”

The health official also sounded the alarm on Metro Manila, Cordillera Administrative Region, Ilocos Region, Cagayan Valley, Calabarzon, Central Visayas, and Northern Mindanao as high risk.

Metro Manila has the highest number of average daily attack rate with 12 to 13 people per 100,000 population getting sick every day. This comes after DOH confirmed that the more transmissible Delta variant has been detected in all 17 localities in the capital region.

Vergeire warned that the number of daily infections could go up further despite the two-week ECQ that will end on Aug. 20. She said it will take two to three weeks after restrictions are lifted to see the full effect of the hard lockdown.

Meanwhile, over 200 healthcare facilities in the country are under critical risk, which means it has used up 85% of its capacity. Around 25 hospitals and medical facilities in Metro Manila are also placed under critical risk… Read More

(SunStar) THE Philippines’ coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) statistics are back to the April 2021 level, when the country hit a second peak with an average of more than 10,000 infections a day.

On Sunday, August 8, 2021, new infections fell below 10,000 but the number of people who died and those who tested positive swelled to their highest levels in about four months.

In its case bulletin Sunday, the Department of Health (DOH) reported 9,671 new infections, fewer than the previous day’s 11,021, as the tests conducted also decreased to 51,296 on August 6 although all laboratories were able to submit their data to the Covid-19 Document Repository System.

But there were 287 deaths, highest since the 401 recorded on April 9, and the positivity rate went up to 20.3 percent, highest since the 20.7 percent on April 10.

The 10,623 cases reported on August 6 and the 11,021 on August 7 were the highest since April 17. The new infections on Sunday were the highest since April 18… Read More

(CNN Philippines) Metro Manila – More rewards await the four Filipino medalists in the Tokyo Olympics, who completed the country’s best Olympic finish since joining the quadrennial competition in 1924.

Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) President Bambol Tolentino announced in a news conference Sunday that additional monetary incentives will be given to the four Filipino Olympic medalists, sourced from the savings of the organization.

Weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz, who ended the country’s 97-year wait for an Olympic gold, will receive ₱3 million from the POC. Silver medalists Carlo Paalam and Nesthy Petecio will get ₱2 million, while bronze medalist Eumir Marcial will have ₱1 million, Tolentino announced… Read More

(BusinessWorld) Philippine health authorities have raised the alert level in eight places in Metro Manila and more than 20 areas in other regions due to the increasing number of coronavirus cases and hospital utilization rates.

This, as the country continues to battle a surge in coronavirus infections believed to be triggered by the more contagious Delta variant.

Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario S. Vergeire said that Quezon City, Las Pinas, Muntinlupa, Pateros, Taguig, Malabon, Makati, and San Juan in Metro Manila are now under alert level four, the health department’s highest level based on the acuteness of coronavirus cases and health utilization rates.

“Alert level four areas are those whose risk classification have reached moderate to critical risk and whose utilization rate of either their total COVID-19 or ICU bed utilization are more than 70%,” she said during a virtual news briefing.

Several areas in the Cordillera region, the Ilocos region, Central Luzon, Southern Tagalog, Western Visayas, Central Visayas, Eastern Visayas, Northern Mindanao, the Davao region, and Soccsksargen were also placed under the same alert level, she added.

Sixty-one percent of about 3,800 intensive care unit beds in the country are in use as of Aug. 4, Palace spokesman Herminio L. Roque, Jr. said on Thursday. He added that 53% of isolation beds and 52% of ward beds were occupied.

ICU occupancy in Metro Manila was at 59%, Mr. Roque said. Fifty-three percent of its isolation beds and 52% of ward are being used… Read More

(GMA News) Manila Vice Mayor Honey Lacuna has tested positive for COVID-19.

In a statement on Sunday, Lacuna said she will undergo quarantine until she recovers from the respiratory illness.

“Sa kabila ng matinding pag-iingat ay hindi ko lubos na inaasahan ang nakalulungkot na resulta. Dahil dito, kinakailangan kong pansumandaling magpahinga at magpagaling,” she said.

She also called on the public to observe safety protocols to curb the spread of the virus.

The Philippines has so far recorded 1,658,916 COVID-19 cases including 1,552,278 recoveries and 29,122 deaths. .. Read More

(CNN Philippines) Metro Manila — Moments after absorbing the split-decision loss in the men’s flyweight finals, boxer Carlo Paalam kept his chin up, thanked the referee, and happily congratulated his opponent and eventual Olympic champion Galal Yafai of Great Britain and his camp.

The newly minted silver medalist’s demeanor echoed that of the whole nation — still beaming with pride as the Philippines sealed its best Olympic campaign since joining the summer games in 1924.

Team Philippines will be bringing home four medals from Tokyo, its biggest haul in history, courtesy of Paalam, fellow boxers Nesthy Petecio and Eumir Marcial, and weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz.

Diaz made history as the country’s first gold medalist, while Petecio and Marcial bagged silver and bronze medals in the women’s featherweight and men’s middleweight divisions, respectively.

As of writing, the Philippines stands at 49th place in the Olympics’ medal tally, making it the best performing Southeast Asian nation in the quadrennial meet… Read More

(GMA News) Ambulances carrying patients had to line up outside the Bulacan Medical Center for as long as four hours on Saturday due to the sheer number of patients seeking medical attention, according to a report on “24 Oras Weekend.”

While in line, medical workers examined the patients inside the vehicles, the report said. The frontliners would also get the patients’ information.

Meanwhile, other patients are currently staying in tents.

The provincial government said it Bulacan reports 300 cases per day, leading to a shortage of COVID-19 beds at the Bulacan Infection Control Center.

It said this was also the reason behind the delay in the admission of patients… Read More

(The Manila Times) ACTRESS Angel Locsin and her long-time partner, businessman-producer Neil Arce, are now husband and wife. They made the announcement on their latest YouTube video blog posted Saturday night.

Titled “Lipat Bahay Gang,” the vlog showed Locsin and Arce preparing to move in together, each one busy packing things from their respective homes.

Less than a minute before the video ended, though, they flashed a note that read, “Oh, by the way, since filming this vlog, we decided not to wait and just do it. We got married!”

The announcement segued to snapshots of their civil wedding ceremony officiated by Taguig City Mayor Lino Cayetano.

Both dressed casually – Locsin had a pair of jeans with her white blazer, while Arce wore a sweatshirt – the couple has yet to share more details about the wedding, precisely the date when they exchanged, “I do’s.”

As Locsin put it on Instagram shortly after the vlog’s premiere, “And just like that [heart emoji]. Bukas na yung iba. Namimilipit pa ako sa kilig.” The post was accompanied by photos of the after-ceremony.

Locsin was first linked to Arce in 2017 after years of being close friends. They confirmed they were dating in 2018. By June 2019, they announced they had gotten engaged.

Had it not been for the pandemic, the couple planned to wed November 8, 2020. Instead, the pair spent most of the year mounting large-scale charitable efforts for Covid-19 frontliners as well as communities most affected by the extended lockdowns.

Locsin, who famously portrayed the role of Pinay superhero Darna, is considered a true-to-life hero for always being first to offer help to Filipinos in times of tragedy and calamities… Read More