Nearly 98% recovery rate reported in Taguig, mayor says

The city government of Taguig City on Thursday announced that nearly 98% has already recovered from COVID-19.

According to Mayor Lino Cayetano, the number of COVID-19 cases in the city is at 8,608, with a total recoveries of 8,394.

"Mataas na porsyento po ang recovered na, that's 97.51%. Our active cases is only 1.75%, 'yan ay 151 cases. Ang deaths natin ay nasa 63," Cayetano said.

"Nasa tamang direksyon ho tayo, sunud-sunod na linggo, pababa nang pababa ang mga kaso. Ngunit, traydor ang sakit na COVID-19, isang araw puwedeng gumising tayo na mayroon ng nahawaan na doble o triple sa numerong ito kaya dapat lalo pa tayo magbantay," he added.

Aside from the efforts of the local government, Cayetano further attributed the continuous decline of COVID-19 cases to the "bayanihan" spirit among Taguig City residents.

"Dapat isipin natin paano tayo nakarating dito. Paano tayo naging isang siyudad na may pinakamababa ang kaso sa Metro Manila at ipagpatuloy natin ito... Dahil sa malasakit, pag-aalaga sa ating mga kababayan,” Cayetano said.

He also said the city's fatality rate is at 0.73%, which is lower than the case fatality rate of the entire Metro Manila.

Cayetano added that the case doubling time, the period it takes for COVID-19 cases to double, is at 17 days.

Earlier, Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. announced that the COVID-19 cases in the entire Metro Manila continues to decline. — RSJ, GMA News