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San Juan’s active cases jump from 5 to 255 in 3 weeks
San Juan City has seen a dramatic increase in active COVID-19 cases, with Mayor Francis Zamora reporting 255 active cases as of January 3, a significant jump from 12 cases on December 27 and the lowest number of 5 cases on December 14.
Mayor Zamora stated that cases are doubling or tripling daily, an unprecedented exponential increase in the last year and 10 months.
Despite the surge, 98.5% of the active cases are asymptomatic or mild, indicating that vaccines are effective.
Metro Manila has been placed under Alert Level 3 from January 3 to January 15 in response to rising cases.
The city is also preparing to open COVID-19 vaccination registration for children aged 5-11, pending approval.
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