ZAMBOANGA CITY - At least 2,154,219 individuals in the region are fully vaccinated with second doses since the vaccination program rolled out in March last year, the Department of Health-Zamboanga Peninsula (DOH-9) said Thursday. Dr. Cheryl Sarmiento, DOH-9 medical officer, said the agency has so far administered a total of 4,238,627 doses of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccines all over the region. Of the number, she said 2,084,408 individuals had their first dose of the vaccines. Sarmiento said most of the fully vaccinated individuals are indigents who belonged to the A5 priority group consisting of 444,362. The A4 group comprising front-liners in the essential sector followed with 404,722, and the pediatric 12 to 17 years old without comorbidity with 333,556. Meanwhile, Sarmiento said 301,183 individuals have received their vaccine booster dose, most of whom are from the A4 priority group with 83,435. The rest of the booster shot recipients are the A3 with 71,854; A2 (38,965
ZAMBOANGA CITY - At least 2,154,219 individuals in the region are fully vaccinated with second doses since the vaccination program rolled out in March last year, the Department of Health-Zamboanga Peninsula (DOH-9) said Thursday. Dr. Cheryl Sarmiento, DOH-9 medical officer, said the agency has so far administered a total of 4,238,627 doses of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccines all over the region. Of the number, she said 2,084,408 individuals had their first dose of the vaccines. Sarmiento said most of the fully vaccinated individuals are indigents who belonged to the A5 priority group consisting of 444,362. The A4 group comprising front-liners in the essential sector followed with 404,722, and the pediatric 12 to 17 years old without comorbidity with 333,556. Meanwhile, Sarmiento said 301,183 individuals have received their vaccine booster dose, most of whom are from the A4 priority group with 83,435. The rest of the booster shot recipients are the A3 with 71,854; A2 (38,965
ZAMBOANGA CITY - The Zamboanga Peninsula (Region 9) has registered a 95.6 percent recovery rate from coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), as 57,443 individuals here have recovered from it since the start of the pandemic in March 2020. Data from the Department of Health in Region 9 (DOH-9) released on Tuesday showed a cumulative total of 60,045 confirmed Covid-19 cases with 123 active cases, and 2,480 deaths. "These are indeed far less compared to the numbers that we have had previously," Dr. Jimuel Cristobal, DOH-9 medical officer, said of the recorded low active cases of Covid-19 in the region. Cristobal said 97 percent of the active cases are asymptomatic and mild to moderate, while the remaining three percent are severe to critical status. The data also showed that Isabela City registered zero active cases, while the areas in the region were ranked as Zamboanga City with 91; Zamboanga Sibugay, 12; Zamboanga del Norte, 10; Zamboanga del Sur, 10. In terms of recovery, Zamboa
(File photo) ZAMBOANGA CITY - The Department of Health-Zamboanga Peninsula (DOH-9) on Tuesday reported 56,256 Covid-19 recoveries or 94.49 percent recovery rate since the start of the pandemic in March 2020. Dr. Jemuel Cristobal, DOH-9 medical officer, said the region has so far recorded a total of 59,533 Covid-19 infections, including 840 active cases and 2,437 deaths. Cristobal said 68.2 percent of the active cases are asymptomatic, 26.1 percent with mild symptoms, 4.4 percent moderate, 1.2 percent severe, and 0.1 percent critical. He said the data showed Zamboanga City has the highest recovered cases of 26,349 although it remains on top of the list with the most number of Covid-19 infections of 27,928. The city has also the highest mortality rate with 1,084 and has 495 active cases. Zamboanga del Sur has the second highest confirmed cases of 13,720, with 13,067 recoveries, 170 active cases, and 483 deaths followed by Zamboanga del Norte with a total of 11,504 confirmed cases, includ