SEVERE COVID-19 CASES IN BAGUIO DECREASING; MOST WERE UNVACCINATED

July 7, 2021 – The number of severe cases of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Baguio City had dropped and most of those with acute symptoms were unvaccinated individuals.

Mayor Benjamin Magalong said 90 percent of the city’s present severe cases are unvaccinated individuals belonging to the vulnerable sectors including senior citizens.

“These sectors had been given the chance to first receive the vaccines but they refused the opportunity.  Nevertheless, we will not tire from convincing them,” he said.

He said the city will continue its campaign to locate and convince individuals reluctant to get vaccinated especially senior citizens who are most vulnerable.

The mayor said Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center Medical Chief Dr. Ricardo Ruñez affirmed that BGHMC’s health care utilization rate for COVID-19 had eased at the moment with the number of cases at a manageable level.

“But we know that the situation is very fluid as patients from other provinces in the Cordillera and even from other regions continue to flock to Baguio for treatment because of our good health system and facilities,” he said.  – Aileen P. Refuerzo