MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – Twenty-nine out of the 48 towns and cities in the province of Pangasinan recorded zero active coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases as of March 3.
In a report Thursday, the Provincial Health Office (PHO) Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit said the daily average of Covid-19 cases in the province from February 25 to March 3 is now at seven, while last week was 12 cases daily.
The towns and cities in the first district of the province have zero active cases while the second district has five active cases, seven in the third district, eight in the fourth, nine in the fifth, and four in the sixth district.
Pangasinan recorded a total of 42,972 Covid-cases while the province has a high recovery rate with 41,609 cases who have recovered, 1,330 have died, and 33 active cases as of March 3.
Of the total number of cases, 22,484 are females and 20,488 are males.
The age groups with the highest number of cases in the province are between 66 years old and above, and the 30 to 34 years old group.
Dagupan City ranked first with the highest number of cases, followed by San Carlos City, Malasiqui, Calasiao towns, and Urdaneta City.
Pangasinan PHO chief Dr. Anna Ma. Teresa de Guzman, in a recent phone interview, reminded Pangasinenses to still adhere to the health protocols amid the decreased number of active cases and lower Alert Level status of the province.
The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) placed the province under Alert Level 1 from March 1 to 15.
Pangasinan Governor Amado Espino III, in Executive Order (EO) No. 15 issued on February 28, said all private offices and workplaces, as well as agencies and instrumentalities of the government, may operate at full 100-percent capacity, consistent with national issuances on vaccination requirements for on-site work.
“However, face masks shall still be worn properly at all times, except when eating and drinking in the team or individual sports in venues where ventilation standards can be maintained, and in outdoor sports or exercise activities where physical distance can be maintained,” he said in the EO.
The province-wide curfew is now from midnight to 4 a.m. (PNA)
