PH records 2,828 new Covid-19 cases
The country saw 2,828 more people infected with Covid-19 on Thursday, July 21, data from the Department of Health (DOH) showed.
The number of active cases or those who are still battling with Covid-19 nationwide is at 22,207.
Metro Manila remains with the most number of new Covid-19 cases in the last 14 days with 10,636 cases. It was followed by Calabarzon with 6,167 cases, Central Luzon with 2,821, Western Visayas with 2,232, and Central Visayas with 1,101.
The country’s cumulative tally of cases was at 3,741,987, of which, 3,659,139 have already recovered, while 60,641 died.
BARMM vaccination
In a related development, DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire asked the help of the officials of Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) to increase the Covid-19 vaccination coverage in the region.
Vergeire on Thursday paid a courtesy call to BARMM Chief Minister Ahod Ebrahaim to discuss the implementation of Covid-19 vaccination program in the area.
“We will need your support to provide vaccines to the different settings in the region—our schools, markets, offices, and the community,” said Vergeire.
Based on DOH data, around 3.2 million people in BARMM are eligible for Covid-19 vaccination. However, only 1.5 million individuals have so far been fully vaccinated, while 163,308 people received their first booster shots as of July 21, 2022.