Department of Health Center for Health Development Ilocos regional Covid-19 focal person, Dr. Rheuel Bobis (PNA file photo) MALASIQUI, Pangasinan - The Department of Health Center for Health Development in Ilocos Region (DOH-CHD-1) has recorded 23 daily average of coronavirus disease 20199 (Covid-19) cases in the region from June 26 to July 2. In an interview on Tuesday, DOH-CHD-1 Covid-19 focal person, Dr. Rheuel Bobis, said the daily cases averaged only eight in June. "This can be attributed to two factors. The decrease in compliance to the minimum public health standard and low Covid-19 vaccine booster coverage," he said. As of July 9, there are 870,635 individuals in the region who have received their booster shot out of 3.7 million fully vaccinated. The non-intensive care unit (ICU) bed utilization rate in the region as of July 10 was at 16 percent, or 239 beds utilized out of the 1,480 available non-ICU beds. The ICU bed utilization rate in the region is now at 13 perce
PNA photo by Avito Dalan SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union - Around 2.7 million residents in the Ilocos Region have been fully inoculated against coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) as of Wednesday morning, according to the Department of Health Center for Health Development in Ilocos Region (DOH-CHD -1). In a phone interview, DOH-CHD-1 Covid-19 focal person, Dr. Rheuel Bobis, said 3.2 million residents have also received at least one dose of Covid-19 vaccines. He said 5.72 million doses of coronavirus vaccines have been administered in the region. "We are on target as we have reached 50 percent of the total eligible population before the year-end in 2021. But we target to complete 70 percent for population protection in the first quarter this year. We are focused on areas that have a low vaccination rate," he added. Meanwhile, Bobis said there is still no confirmed Omicron variant in the region as they continue to send sample specimens for genome sequencing and surveillance. "