MOST parts of the country, including the National Capital Region, will remain under Alert Level from August 1 to 15, the Department of Health (DOH) said, despite a slight increase in coronavirus disease (Covid-19) cases.
“The National Capital Region shall remain under Alert Level 1,” the DOH said.
The health department also said 10 more areas were added to the list under Alert Level 1.
The following areas will be under Alert Level 1:
LUZON
Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)
Abra, Apayao, Kalinga, Mountain Province and Baguio City
Ilocos Region
Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union, Pangasinan and Dagupan City
Cagayan Valley
Batanes, Cagayan, Isabela, Nueva Vizcaya, Quirino and City of Santiago
Central Luzon
Aurora, Bataan, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, Tarlac, Zambales, Angeles City and Olongapo City
Calabarzon
Batangas, Cavite, Laguna, Rizal and Lucena City
Mimaropa
Marinduque, Oriental Mindoro, Romblon and Puerto Princesa City
Albay Region
Albay, Catanduanes, Naga City and Sorsogon
VISAYAS
Western Visayas
Aklan, Capiz, Guimaras, Iloilo Province, Bacolod City and Iloilo City
Central Visayas
Siquijor, Cebu City, Lapu-Lapu City and Mandaue City
Eastern Visayas
Biliran, Eastern Samar, Southern Leyte, Ormoc City and Tacloban City
MINDANAO
Zamboanga Peninsula
Zamboanga City
Northern Mindanao
Camiguin, Bukidnon, Misamis Occidental, Misamis Oriental, Cagayan de Oro City and Iligan City
Davao Region
Davao City and Davao Oriental
Soccsksargen
South Cotabato and General Santos City
Caraga
Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur, Surigao del Sur and Butuan City
Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (Barmm)
Cotabato City
“Cities and municipalities previously de-escalated shall remain under Alert Level 1,” the DOH said.
ALERT LEVEL 2
The health agency also said the following provinces, highly urbanized cities and independent component cities will remain under Alert Level 2, “without prejudice to their respective component cities and municipalities which may be under a different alert level classification.”
LUZON
CAR
Benguet, Ifugao
Calabarzon
Quezon Province
Mimaropa
Occidental Mindoro and Palawan
Bicol Region
Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur and Masbate
VISAYAS
Western Visayas
Antique and Negros Occidental
Central Luzon
Bohol, Cebu and Negros Oriental
Eastern Visayas
Leyte, Northern Samar and Western Samar.
MINDANAO
Zamboanga Peninsula
City of Isabela, Zamboanga del Sur, Zamboanga del Norte, and Zamboanga Sibugay
Northern Mindanao
Lanao del Norte
Davao Region
Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur, Davao de Oro and Davao Occidental
Soccsksargen
North Cotabato, Sarangani, and Sultan Kudarat
Caraga
Dinagat Islands and Surigao del Norte
Barmm
Basilan, Lanao del Sur, Maguindanao, Sulu and Tawi-Tawi
New Covid-19 classifications
Malacañang on Friday said Covid-19 alert levels in the country will remain in effect until the new classifications are announced.
Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles said the DOH is still reviewing the Covid-19 alert level system.
"Right now, it’s status quo, so we'll maintain alert levels for now. But the entire process is also continuously under review so we have to wait," Cruz-Angeles said.
The DOH on Thursday said it detected nearly 1,000 more cases of Omicron subvariants. The country, however, remains at low risk for Covid-19 and NCR at moderate risk.