GUIMARAS – Guimaras province has no active cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID -19).
This is based on the data bulletin released by the provincial government last April 4.
“The Province of Guimaras has no active cases of COVID-19 as all recorded cases have already recovered and the province has not registered a new case of COVID-19 as of April 4, 2022,” the provincial government said.
As of April 4, Guimaras listed 3,770 total confirmed, of which 3,575 were recovered and 195 died.
Due to the proliferation of COVID-19 cases in the province, they will continue to be under Alert Level 1 until April 15.
As of March 31, the health care utilization rate (HCUR) of Guimaras has dropped to 37.93 percent.
When speaking HCUR, it refers to the utilization rate of beds dedicated to COVID-19 composed of Isolation/COVID Ward Beds, Intensive Care Unit (ICU) beds and Mechanical Ventilator.
Out of 58 beds dedicated to COVID-19 in Guimaras, 22 beds only are occupied or 37.93 percent or low risk.
In addition, the province’s two-week growth rate of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases has also dropped.
From March 1, 2022 to March 14,2022, 44 cases were registered by the province, but from March 15, 2022 to March 28, 2022, only eight cases or 36 case difference or negative 82 percent change were listed.
The average daily attack rate per 100,000 population is now only 0.30 percent which is why the risk classification of Guimaras remains minimal or Alert Level 1./PN