Parts of northern Philippines are still submerged to more than 13 meters of flood water. Families still stranded, some reported to have died overnight. Hope neighbouring countries will send military help for rescue #UlyssesPH#CagayanNeedsHelp@DeptDefence@AustralianArmy
Last week it was Bicol region. Few days ago it was Metro Manila and CALABARZON. And now it's Ilocos and Cagayan Valley. The Philippines can't seem to have a break, with 21 cyclones so far this year. #RescuePH#UlyssesPHnews.abs-cbn.com/news/11/14/20/…
While a series of typhoons has affected many regions in Luzon, #COVID19PH continues to spread across the country, with numbers in Mindanao rising. Of the regions with active cases, Davao Region now has the 4th highest numbers with 2.6K active cases. public.tableau.com/views/COVID-19…
Outside of Metro Manila and CALABARZON, there are now 9 cities with more than 2,000 confirmed cases: Baguio, Bacolod, Iloilo, Davao City, Zamboanga City, Cagayan de Oro, and 3 cities in Metro Cebu (Cebu City, Mandaue, Lapu-Lapu)
One of the worst parts of the pandemic is still the backlogs and delays. It now takes an average of 18.2 days for cases to be confirmed from onset of symptoms. Largest component of delay is confirmation after test results are released. DOH processing getting worse by the day.
There are now 24 cities in the Philippines with more than 1,000 confirmed cases. This includes all cities in Metro Manila, 3 cities in Metro Cebu (Cebu, Lapu-Lapu, Mandaue), 3 cities in Laguna (Santa Rosa, Calamba, Biñan), Antipolo, and Davao City #COVID19PH
There are also 27 cities or municipalities where both ICUs and ventilators are highly utilised. Among these, 8 are in Metro Manila, 4 in Laguna, 3 in Cavite, and 2 each in Bulacan and Pangasinan. It's clear that the epicentre is not just Metro Manila, but the entire Mega Manila.
All epidemiological trends in the Philippines have bad news. Let's start with individuals testing positive. For the past week, there are at least 3K individuals testing positive every day. The last time Philippines had less than 1K positive test results was 49 days ago (24/June).
Latest data drop from DOH Philippines shows 19 cities or municipalities with both ICU beds and mechanical ventilators are highly utilised. Among these, 5 are in Metro Manila, 3 in Cavite, and 2 in Metro Cebu. Five of these are also at 100% capacity for both ICU and ventilators.
These are the five cities in the metropolitan areas with the highest number of confirmed cases. The trends of increase in Manila City, Quezon City, and Mandaluyong have been extremely steep for the past few days.
Outside of Metro Manila, the highest volumes of cases are in Metro Cebu, Rizal, Laguna, Cavite, Davao City, Zamboanga City, and Cagayan de Oro. #COVID19PH
Latest DOH data drop shows Cebu City has crossed the 5K mark of confirmed cases, while total of Metro Manila is now close to 20K confirmed cases. #COVID19PH
Metro Manila has the six highest case-fatality rates among cities in metropolitan areas. The highest case-fatality rate in Metro Davao is in Davao City at 6.6% and the highest case-fatality rate in Metro Cebu is in Talisay at 6.1%
Among the 13 cities or municipalities where both ICUs and ventilators are highly utilised, 3 are in Metro Cebu, 2 are in Metro Manila, and 2 are in Cavite province.
Using the latest Covid-19 and population data from John Hopkins, Oxford, and World Bank, these are the ten countries with highest infection rates today. Three of these — Pakistan, Indonesia, and Philippines — also are in the ten countries with LOWEST testing rates. #covid19
Data on number of positive cases is updated daily, but data on number of tests performed usually lags as countries don't submit this regularly to WHO. Latest is 20th March 2020 for most countries. #covid19
And these are the ten countries with the HIGHEST testing rates. Four of these countries (UAE, Bahrain, Australia, and Canada) also are in the ten countries with LOWEST infection rates. #covid19