DOH-6 reports almost 900 recoveries in a day

Western Visayas recorded the highest number of recoveries on June 16, 2021, with almost 900 new recoveries logged amid the surge in cases in the past week.

Based on Covid-19 Regional Case Bulletin of Department of Health Western Visayas (DOH-6), 871 recoveries were logged, pushing the total recoveries in the region to 44,457. This is the highest number of recoveries in a day so far, according to the health department.

Meanwhile, 662 new Covid-19 cases were recorded in the region on Wednesday.

Iloilo province recorded the highest number of new infections with 137; followed by Antique with 99; Bacolod City (95); Negros Occidental (94); Iloilo City (86); Aklan (76); Capiz (42) and Guimaras (23).

As of Wednesday, the total active cases in Western Visayas have climbed to 11,580 wherein 62.53% are asymptomatic; 32.85% exhibit mild symptoms; 2.26 percent have moderate symptoms; 2.21% are severe and 0.07% are critical.

But the health department noted the increasing positivity rate in the region. Positivity rate refers to the percentage of all COVID-19 tests performed that are actually positive.

Based on the data from DOH-6, the positivity rate of Western Visayas jumped to 21.01% on June 6 to June 12. This is higher than the 16.10% positivity rate of the region in the previous week.

Among the areas in the region, Antique posted the highest positivity rate on June 6 to 12 at 37.42% followed by Capiz (35.53%); Bacolod City (33.58%); and Negros Occidental (23.70%).

Meanwhile, Iloilo province has a 17.58% positivity rate while Guimaras has 16.59%. Aklan recorded a 16.59% positivity rate and Iloilo City with the lowest at 15.17%.

The DOH-6 has reminded the local government units (LGUs) to enhance their Prevent-Detect-Isolate-Test-Treat strategy to control the spread of Covid-19. (ERS)