MORE cities and provinces will be place under Alert Level 3 status from Jan. 9 to 15 following the 17,220 new Covid-19 cases reported on Thursday.
The Malacanang announced that 14 more cities will be under the stricter level which include
* Baguio City in the Cordillera Administrative Region;
* Dagupan City in Region 1 (Ilocos);
* City of Santiago and Cagayan in Region 2 (Cagayan Valley);
* Angeles City, Bataan, Olongapo City, Pampanga and Zambales in Region 3 (Central Luzon);
* Batangas and Lucena City in Region 4-A (Calabarzon);
* Naga City in Region 5 (Bicol);
* Iloilo City in Region 6 (Western Visayas); and
* Lapu-lapu City in Region 7 (Central Visayas).
Acting Presidential Spokesperson, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) has agreed to also escalate the areas to a higher alert level.
The 17,220 new infections recorded on Thursday increased the country’s total caseload to 2,888,917.
Health authorities also reported 616 more people getting better, bringing total recoveries to 2,780,613 while 81 more fatalities pushed the death toll to 51,743.
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