A total of 28 of 61 barangays in Bacolod City have been “COVID-free” for the past 14 days, the Emergency Operations Center Task Force (EOC-TF) reported.
These barangays are 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15, 17, 18, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 30, 31, 34, 36, 37, 38, 41, Felisa, Montevista, and Alangilan, data from the EOC-TF as of Tuesday, November 3, showed.
This latest statistics translates into 45.9 percent, or almost half, of Bacolod barangays without COVID-19 transmission for two weeks, City Administrator Em Ang, executive director and deputy for administration and operations of the EOC-TF, said today, November 4.
This is an increase compared to the data released October 19, where Bacolod recorded 19 barangays to have been “COVID-free” for a two-week period.
“I hope the increasing numbers of barangays that are COVID-free will continue,” Ang said.
The increase or decrease in the number of cases in Bacolod depends on the people’s cooperation with local policies and observance of the minimum health protocols, she added.
“Lately, most cases are from close contacts. We’d like to remind the people that mass gatherings or celebrations like birthdays are common venue for the spreading of COVID-19. Based on the reports of the EOC, there is a pattern for infection during these gatherings. We have to be vigilant and careful so we can maintain and sustain the lowering of cases,” Ang said.*