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Bacolod City and Iloilo City remain high risk areas for COVID-19, a Department of Health (DOH) official reported Monday, June 7.Negros Occidental, on the other hand, is the lone province in Western Visayas classified as a low risk area, Dr. Bea Camille Natalaray, DOH-6 medical officer IV, said in a virtual presser.No request will be made to raise the quarantine status of Negros Occidental, which is under Modified General Community Quarantine this June, since its classification remains at low risk, Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson Jr. said,However, public gatherings in Negros Occidental should remain at 30 percent of a venue’s capacity, he said.Natalaray said the COVID-19 daily attack rate in Bacolod City was 11.61 percent from May 9 to 22, and increased to 13.43 percent from May 23...

Bacolod PIO photoThere are 23,800 more Sinovac vaccines arriving in Negros Occidental and Bacolod City Tuesday, June 8, to help curb the rise in COVID-19 cases.Negros Occidental will receive 16,800 Sinovac vaccines, Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz said.Bacolod City that received 10,000 vaccines on Saturday will get 7,000 more on Tuesday, Mayor Evelio Leonardia said.Diaz said an order will be issued for local government units (LGUs) in Negros Occidental that have failed to use vaccines earlier allocated to them to return them to the Capitol.“We will transfer the vaccines to LGUs where the vaccines are welcome,” he said.The LGUs that have not consumed their vaccines will not be given new supply, Diaz added.The Department of Health is requiring the province...

CLMMRH will observe stricter implementation of the existing hospital policies against COVID-19, Dr, Julius Drilon said.*CLMMRH photoIn-patient admissions at the Department of Obstetrics and Genecology and Department of Pediatrics at the Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital in Bacolod City will be limited to extreme emergency cases until further notice, Dr. Julius Drilon, CLMMRH chief, said.The wards of these departments have reached maximum capacity and will undergo temporary closure due to lack of personnel as they had COVID-19 exposure and are currently quarantined, he said.Drilon said 36 CLMMRH personnel who tested positive for COVID-19 were in quarantine as of Monday, June 7.“The coronavirus disease has taken its toll not only in the local communitie...

The Philippine College of Physicians-Negros Occidental Chapter is appealing to Bacolod and Negros Occidental residents to strictly observe health protocols to stem the spread of COVID-19.“We have been facing the COVID-19 battle for more than year and still our cases continue to surge in Bacolod City and Negros Occidental. With the exponential rise of our daily census, our hospitals and the whole health care system are currently overwhelmed,” the PCP statement said.The PCP called for the observance of APAT: A - Air circulation and Ventilation, P – Physical distancing of one meter or more, A – Always use face mask and face shield, and T – Time of interaction, if needed, should be less that 30 minutes.“We need you to cooperate and follow the rules implemented to stop the spread of...

La Carlota PNP photoThe search is on for a 5-year-old girl who was swept away by strong current in a river at Barangay La Granja in La Carlota City, Negros Occidental, on Sunday, June 6.Lt. Col. Jonel Guadalupe, city police chief, said the girl, whose name was withheld, was left at the side of the river by her mother who went to fetch her 2-year-old son.When the mother returned with her other child, the girl had disappeared.The police said the girl may have slipped on a rock and got swept away by the strong river current.As of 6 p.m. Monday, June 7, the girl had not been found.*

Radyo Alagad photoThe damage brought on by Tropical Storm “Dante” to crops, farm animals and infrastructure in Negros Occidental rose to P8.8 million Monday, June 7.Provincial Agriculturist Japhet Masculino said crop damage in four cities and five towns was P7,7540,433 affecting 502.25 hectares and 540 farmers.Rice crop damage in Cadiz City was P881,491.88, Victorias City – P113,775, La Carlota City - P410,800, Bago City – P1,160,850, Pontevedra - P257, 535, Moises Padilla - P1,701,301, Binalbagan – P601,640, Isabela –P249,025 and Hinoba-an – P2,321,240.Damage to high value crops in Cadiz City was P52,775, he added.Damage to infrastructure in Hinoba-an was placed at P518,500.Provincial Veterinarian Renante Decena said farm animalloss was at P564, 868.*