3 Kalinga towns, Tabuk critical risk for Covid-19

TABUK CITY — Three towns and Tabuk City6 in Kalinga are considered at critical risk as the province recorded surge in Covid-19 infections in the past week.
    The provincial epidemiology and surveillance office said the number of cases spiked in Balbalan, Pasil and Pinukpuk and this city.
    Rizal town and Tabuk  City are considered at high risk, Tanudan and Tinglayan at moderate risk while Lubuagan is considered at low risk.
    The province recorded 330 cases in the first week of this month, more than half of the 649 recorded for the whole month of August.
    Authorities warned the public number of cases could increase after the province detected its first case of the highly transmissible Delta variant.
    Five villages in Tabuk City were placed under granular lockdown from Sept.4 to 16 following a surge of Covid-19 cases in these areas.
    Tabuk Mayor Darwin Estrañero issued an executive order to enforce the lockdown in Bulanao Centro, Bulanao Norte, Dagupan West, Dagupan Centro and  Agbannawag.
    The granular lockdown was recommended by the city health office after recording 78 new COVID-19 infections in Bulanao Centro, 41 in Bulanao Norte, 25 in Dagupan Centro, 26 in Dagupan West and 25in Agbannawag.
    Estrañero said the restrictions were also part of the measures to prevent the spread of the more transmissible variants of Covid-19, such as the Delta.
    Under the granular lockdown, only people accessing essential service or goods would be allowed outside their residences.
The mayor said individuals who are under 18 years old as well as those who are above 65 years old are not allowed to go out.