BAGUIO
CITY – The Cordillera Administrative Region had a total of 14,190
Covid-19 with 887 active, 13,093 recoveries and 206 deaths as of Feb. 24.
The Dept. of Health-CAR reported 129 new cases of Covid-19 in Cordillera as of Wednesday with 40 in Baguio City, eight in Benguet; 72, Kalinga and nine in Mountain Province.
Three afflicted persons died -- a 61-year-old female from Abra, 58-year-old female from Benguet and 70-year-old male from Mountain Province even as the DOH reported 59 new recoveries.
The Cordillera recorded on Feb. 16 lowest daily cases of Covid-19.
The DOH-CAR tracker showed the region logged 27 new cases that day which is much lower than the average 102 daily record from Feb. 1 to 16.
Meanwhile, the DOH-CAR said the provinces in the region continue to improve their readiness for the rollout of the nationwide Covid-19 vaccination.
DOH-CAR regional director Dr. Ruby Constantino, during the recent Regional Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) meeting said provinces are equipped with the Vaccine Assessment Tool to monitor their preparedness for effective and efficient implementation of the vaccination program in the Cordillera.
Constantino said they are targeting a weekly assessment meeting to determine the progress in identified critical activities for each of the key thematic areas under the vaccination operation cluster.
The thematic areas include planning, coordination activities; budgeting; prioritization and targeting; service delivery; training; monitoring and supervision; vaccines, cold chain logistics; safety, surveillance and response; and the demand generation, social mobilization and communication.
Constantino said some of the local government units and hospitals have conducted simulation activities of the vaccination in their respective areas of jurisdiction.
She said the simulation will enable LGUs to check on their vaccination plans and adjust them accordingly.
The DOH-CAR said there are currently 252 cold storage units in the six provinces and city in the region that are mostly composed of residential freezers, except for Baguio City which was able to acquire two ultra-cold freezers that are capable of storing vaccines that require a temperature ranging from minus 70 to minus 80 degrees Celsius. – With PNA report by Liza Agoot
The Dept. of Health-CAR reported 129 new cases of Covid-19 in Cordillera as of Wednesday with 40 in Baguio City, eight in Benguet; 72, Kalinga and nine in Mountain Province.
Three afflicted persons died -- a 61-year-old female from Abra, 58-year-old female from Benguet and 70-year-old male from Mountain Province even as the DOH reported 59 new recoveries.
The Cordillera recorded on Feb. 16 lowest daily cases of Covid-19.
The DOH-CAR tracker showed the region logged 27 new cases that day which is much lower than the average 102 daily record from Feb. 1 to 16.
Meanwhile, the DOH-CAR said the provinces in the region continue to improve their readiness for the rollout of the nationwide Covid-19 vaccination.
DOH-CAR regional director Dr. Ruby Constantino, during the recent Regional Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) meeting said provinces are equipped with the Vaccine Assessment Tool to monitor their preparedness for effective and efficient implementation of the vaccination program in the Cordillera.
Constantino said they are targeting a weekly assessment meeting to determine the progress in identified critical activities for each of the key thematic areas under the vaccination operation cluster.
The thematic areas include planning, coordination activities; budgeting; prioritization and targeting; service delivery; training; monitoring and supervision; vaccines, cold chain logistics; safety, surveillance and response; and the demand generation, social mobilization and communication.
Constantino said some of the local government units and hospitals have conducted simulation activities of the vaccination in their respective areas of jurisdiction.
She said the simulation will enable LGUs to check on their vaccination plans and adjust them accordingly.
The DOH-CAR said there are currently 252 cold storage units in the six provinces and city in the region that are mostly composed of residential freezers, except for Baguio City which was able to acquire two ultra-cold freezers that are capable of storing vaccines that require a temperature ranging from minus 70 to minus 80 degrees Celsius. – With PNA report by Liza Agoot
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