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COVID-19 spike a battle 'on multiple fronts' — analyst

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Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Residents mostly from barangays under District 4 in Quezon City queue for vaccination at Don Alejandro Roces Sr. Science-Technology High School on August 5, 2021, a day before Metro Manila is placed under enhanced community quarantine. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/news/08/06/20210805-covid-vaccination-site-qc-md-1187.jpg"/><figcaption>Residents mostly from barangays under District 4 in Quezon City queue for vaccination at Don Alejandro Roces Sr. Science-Technology High School on August 5, 2021, a day before Metro Manila is placed under enhanced community quarantine. <em>Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — The current spike in the Philippines&#x27; COVID-19 cases is not just driven by infections in Metro Manila, which is now on its third hard lockdown since the pandemic began in early 2020. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/07/21/nearly-4-month-high-as-ph-posts-11021-new-covid-cases">READ: PH logs 11,021 new COVID-19 cases, highest in nearly 4 months</a></li></ul><p>According to ABS-CBN Data Analytics head Edson Guido, while more than half of new COVID-19 infections came from Metro Manila in July to August last year and during the peak of the surge in April this year, the recent uptick is also driven by other areas in the Philippines. </p><p>&quot;We are not seeing that right now. While there is a clear increase in cases coming from Metro Manila, the higher national total is not just driven by cases in NCR [National Capital Region]&quot; Guido said.</p><p>&quot;This is a battle on multiple fronts.&quot; </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/05/21/laguna-iloilo-city-cdo-under-ecq-from-august-6-15">Palace: Laguna, Iloilo City, CDO under ECQ from Aug. 6-15</a></li></ul><p>These regions posted the highest COVID-19 cases on Saturday, based on health department data analyzed by ABS-CBN Data Analytics: </p><ul>	<li>NCR - 2,823 </li>	<li>Calabarzon - 1,864 </li>	<li>Central Luzon - 1,233</li>	<li>Central Visayas - 1,049 </li>	<li>Western Visayas - 779 </li>	<li>Northern Mindanao - 656</li>	<li>Ilocos Region - 596</li></ul><p>Guido added that the NCR&#x27;s daily tally is the highest in over 3 months or since May 2. </p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Photo from the ABS-CBN Data Analytics team" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/life/08/07/covid-19-cases-in-ph.png"/><figcaption><em>Photo from the ABS-CBN Data Analytics team</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>The top 13 provinces and highly urbanized cities with at least 250 cases are: </p><ul>	<li>Cavite - 662</li>	<li>Laguna - 630</li>	<li>Quezon City - 540</li>	<li>Bulacan - 520</li>	<li>Manila - 376</li>	<li>Cebu Province - 371</li>	<li>Taguig - 293</li>	<li>Cebu City - 287</li>	<li>Ilocos Norte - 282</li>	<li>Rizal - 279</li>	<li>Pampanga - 260</li>	<li>Davao City - 251</li>	<li>Aklan - 250</li></ul><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/07/31/21/active-cases-metro-manila-increase-30000-delta-variant-ecq-covid19">READ: DOH sees COVID cases rising in NCR later on even with ECQ</a></li></ul><p>Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire on Saturday said fresh cases in the country would continue to rise in the coming days, as the tougher lockdowns in Metro Manila and other areas are primarily aimed to slow the growth of infections and prepare the country&#x27;s health care system.</p><p>Only NCR, Laguna, Iloilo City, <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/07/21/duterte-places-bataan-under-ecq-from-august-8-to-22">Bataan</a>, and Cagayan De Oro are under enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) until the middle of August. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/05/21/laguna-iloilo-city-cdo-under-ecq-from-august-6-15">Palace: Laguna, Iloilo City, CDO under ECQ from Aug. 6-15</a></li></ul><p>Cavite, Iloilo province, Rizal, Lucena City, Cebu City, Cebu province<br/>Ilocos Norte, Lapu-Lapu City, and Mandaue City are under modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) until Aug. 15. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/07/30/21/metro-manila-ecq-from-august-2021">NCR under ECQ from Aug. 6-20 to curb COVID-19 Delta variant spread: Palace</a></li></ul><p>On Saturday, Philippines marked the <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/07/21/nearly-4-month-high-as-ph-posts-11021-new-covid-cases">second straight day</a> of having over 10,000 new cases, and the third straight day of more than 100 fresh fatalities. </p><p>Experts have warned of an explosion in infections fueled by the Delta variant that could overwhelm hospitals in the coming weeks if restrictions are not drastically tightened in the crowded capital.</p><p>The Philippines has recorded almost 1.65 million coronavirus infections — the second highest in Delta-ravaged Southeast Asia —including nearly 29,000 deaths.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1742200" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><div class="infogram-embed" data-id="_/XwlOyN6W2yUc4AnE9xPq" data-title="COVID-19 cases - 1" data-type="interactive"> </div><script type="text/javascript">!function(e,i,n,s){var t='InfogramEmbeds',d=e.getElementsByTagName('script')[0];if(window[t]&&window[t].initialized)window[t].process&&window[t].process();else if(!e.getElementById(n)){var o=e.createElement('script');o.async=1,o.id=n,o.src='https://e.infogram.com/js/dist/embed-loader-min.js',d.parentNode.insertBefore(o,d)}}(document,0,'infogram-async');</script>

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COVID-19 spike a battle 'on multiple fronts' — analyst

Job Manahan,

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Published August 08, 2021 03:21 AM PHT

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