20 out of 27 barangays now COVID-free

Mabalacat City, through its COVID-19 Response Integrated System (CRIS) has recorded zero new active cases on its bulletin for November 14.

The case update posted on Mabalacat City News COVID-19 Updates Facebook page also shows that 20 out of the 27 villages of the city are now free from the dreaded virus. Furthermore, no new deaths were recorded on the same day.

Mabalacat City Mayor Crisostomo Garbo attributed this development to the intensified COVID-19 response and the wide-range of vaccination programs being implemented by the local government.

However, Mayor Garbo urged his fellow Mabalaqueños not to be complacent with the downward trend of COVID-19 cases in the city by remaining vigilant and adherent to the minimum public health standards mandated by the government.

“Bagamat patuloy po sa pagbaba ang mga kaso ng COVID-19 sa Mabalacat City, hinihikayat ko po ang bawat Mabalaqueños na patuloy po nating depensahan ang ating mga sarili at ating mga kapamilya laban sa virus na ito,” said Mayor Garbo.

“Hindi pa po tapos ang pandemya. Huwag po nating hayaan na tumaas pong muli ang mga kaso ng COVID-19 sa ating siyudad. Patuloy po tayong magdasal para sa kaligtasan ng ating sarili, ng ating kapwa, at ng ating mga frontline workers,” the city mayor added.

Last week, the Department of the Interior and Local Government – Central Luzon (DILG-R3) urged Mabalacat City and other local government units with high inoculation coverage, to submit a documented report on their vaccination best practices.

In a supplementary attachment, records show that Mabalacat City continues to exhibit high vaccination rate in Central Luzon garnering 96.06% first dose immunity and 78.68% full dose immunity of its 198,001 target population.

As of this writing, Mabalacat City active case has dipped to 23 with a positivity rate of only 0.3%. The city government has also launched its Pediatric Vaccination Program for the eligible population aged 12 to 17 years old.