Taguig City LGU PR
Taguig City once again recorded one of the lowest active COVID-19 cases in Metro Manila and even among major cities in the world as we entered the last month of the year 2020 that usually marks the start of holiday festivities.
Citing data from the City Epidemiology Disease Surveillance Unit as of December 5, Mayor Lino Cayetano said Taguig’s five active cases per 100,000 population were far less than the 20 cases per 100,000 population registered by the National Capital Region. Taguig’s 45 active cases were also one of the lowest in Metro Manila, after Malabon and Pateros, which registered 34 active cases each.
The 9,749 total COVID-19 cases in Taguig is only 6.6 percent of the 147,418 total COVID-19 cases reported by NCR. This total is also far less than the total COVID-19 cases reported in Seoul, South Korea, with 10,205; Tokyo, Japan with 43,426; and Toronto, Canada, with 44,279; for that same period.
Taguig’s COVID-19 recovery rate increased to a whopping 98.44 percent, far higher than the recovery rate for Metro Manila, which is at 95.19 percent.
The city’s case fatality rate—or the proportion of reported cases of COVID-19 which are fatal within a specified period—is at 1.10 percent.
This is 1.84 percent less than the case fatality rate for Metro Manila.
The attack rate kn Taguig is also far lower than Metro Manila’s—0.99 percent vis a vis 1.06 percent. The attack rate is the proportion of those who became ill after a specified exposure to the COVID-19 virus.
According to Mayor Lino, the latest COVID-19 data is proof of the bayanihan spirit in the city that sees the local government enforcing necessary safety and health protocols, and Taguigenos strictly following.
He urged Taguigenos to continue following those protocols that include social distancing, the wearing of face masks and face shields, and the frequent washing of hands.
“We can fight COVID-19 with the proper protocols, proper enforcement, and public cooperation,” Mayor Lino said. “Let us continue to help each other to ensure our city remains safe,” he added.
In November, active COVID-19 cases in Taguig reached a low 0.1 percent of all its total COVID-19 cases, making it the city with the lowest active COVID-19 cases in Metro Manila.
