CASES of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in Eastern Visayas have reached 48,551, following the 94 additional new cases reported on Monday, October 4, 2021.
The 94 new cases were recorded out of 536 laboratory samples tested at the Eastern Visayas Regional Covid-19 Testing Center, Divine Word Hospital Virology Laboratory, and the Philippine Red Cross Molecular Laboratory.
The new cases represent a 17 percent positivity rate, according to the regional health department.
The 94 additional cases are from Tacloban City (9), Ormoc City (1), Leyte province (27), Southern Leyte (40), Eastern Samar (8), Northern Samar (3), and Samar (6).
As of Monday, October 4, the region’s total number of recoveries was at 46,685 (96.16 percent), while the total number of deaths was at 521 (1.07 percent), bringing the total active cases to 1,345 (2.77 percent).
Meanwhile, the regional health department said a total of 105,300 doses of Pfizer vaccines were delivered on Monday, October 4, as the vaccination drive continued in the region.
Leyte province received 44,460 doses of the Pfizer vaccines and a pre-allocated 18,720 doses were directly delivered to the Samar province.
“The mentioned provinces have the capacity to store the Pfizer vaccines, following the stringent conditions necessary, due to the availability of ultra-low freezers in their area,” the regional health department said.
The remaining 42,120 doses of Pfizer vaccines have been brought to the cold storage facility of the Department of Health in the region “for further allocation and distribution to the remaining provinces.” (SunStar Philippines)