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Iloilo, Bacolod cities appeal for lower alert level status
Bacolod City is appealing to be downgraded from Alert Level 4 to Alert Level 3 due to a significant decrease in COVID-19 cases and manageable hospital bed utilization.
Mayor Evelio R. Leonardia formally requested the downgrade, citing a 39% drop in the city's COVID-19 case growth rate and a decrease in the average daily attack rate.
The city's hospital utilization rate is at 69%, with half of the patients originating from other areas in Negros Occidental.
As of October 30, Bacolod City had 1,730 active COVID-19 cases out of 23,032 total cases recorded since the start of the pandemic.
Mayor Leonardia stated that loosening restrictions under Alert Level 3 would allow residents to resume economic activities.
The mayor also attributed the decline in cases to the city's Prevent-Detect-Isolate-Treat-Reintegrate (PDITR) strategy and intensified vaccination campaign.
Bacolod City has the second-highest percentage of fully vaccinated individuals in Western Visayas, with 42.28% fully vaccinated and 12% partially vaccinated.
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