Decline of COVID-19 contagion in Pangasinan continues
AS Pangasinan approaches the hot summer season, lesser COVID-19 cases continue are seen in the days ahead with only 265 remaining active cases as of February 10, from the 994 active cases a week before on February 3.
Records of the Provincial Health Office (PHO) show there were 1,138 persons who recovered from the disease while only 473 new cases and 14 deaths that were logged during the one-week period from February 3.
This was corroborated by statistics released by the Provincial Epidemiological Surveillance Unit (PESU) of the PHO that showed that the seven-day daily average of cases from February 4 to 10 dropped to 67, from the 168 daily average for the period January 28 to February 3.
From February 4 to 10, it was only on February 5 when the new cases logged were in three digit figures – 393 on February 4 and 242 on February 6 – and the rest in two digits.
The cases are expected to continue its downward trend as the cold climate shifts to summer in the days ahead.
As of February 9, Dagupan, an independent component city of Pangasinan, remained on top in the number of active cases in Pangasinan with 128.
Dr. Dalvie Casilang, officer-in-charge of the City Health Office of Dagupan, told the Sangguniang Panlungsod on February 10 that all the cases were on home quarantine and no one was confined in isolation facilities. She added that all the isolation facilities in the city were vacant.
Calasiao and Lingayen had the most number of cases in the province with 18 each, followed by Bayambang (13), Mangaldan (13), Mangatarem (12), Sta. Barbara (12), Binmaley (11), Malasiqui (10), Urdaneta City (8), Bugallon (7) and Sto. Tomas (7).
However, things could change as the campaign period for national candidates and party list started on February 8 where the chances of the social and physical distancing protocol are likely to be breached often.
Pangasinan and Dagupan City remained under the Alert Level 3 classification from Feb. 1 to 15 and because of their dwindling COVID-19 cases, may soon likely be downgraded to Alert Level 2 from February 16 to 28. (Leonardo Micua)
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