COVID-19 pandemic in Calabarzon

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COVID-19 pandemic in Calabarzon
COVID-19 pandemic cases in Calabarzon.svg
Confirmed cases in Calabarzon by province (as of August 25)[note 1]
  1000–4999 confirmed
  500–999 confirmed
  100–499 confirmed
  50–99 confirmed
  10–49 confirmed
  1–9 confirmed
DiseaseCOVID-19
Virus strainSARS-CoV-2
LocationCalabarzon
First outbreakWuhan, Hubei, China
Index caseCainta, Rizal
Arrival dateMarch 5, 2020
(1 year, 1 month and 4 weeks)
Confirmed cases125,030
Recovered97,154
Deaths
3,319
Government website
ro4a.doh.gov.ph

The COVID-19 pandemic in Calabarzon is part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The virus reached Calabarzon on March 7, 2020, when the first case of the disease was confirmed in Rizal. All provinces in the region has confirmed cases. Calabarzon is the second most affected region by COVID-19 in the country, behind Metro Manila, with more than 147,000 confirmed cases and at least 1,881 deaths.

Background[edit]

COVID-19 testing in Rizal.

The first confirmed COVID-19 case in Calabarzon is a 62-year-old male, a resident of Cainta, Rizal, who frequented a Muslim prayer hall in San Juan, Metro Manila. The patient was admitted at the Cardinal Santos Medical Center in San Juan, Metro Manila on March 1, 2020 and was diagnosed with severe pneumonia. The case was confirmed on March 5 and the man was referred to the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine in Muntinlupa.[1] The individual's case is also the first confirmed local transmission of COVID-19 in the country having no travel history abroad.[2] The patient's wife also contracted the disease.[3]

Mayor Kit Nieto of Cainta, ordered the immediate provision of face masks and disinfectants in areas near the residence of the patient. The patient's family, as well as his neighbors, were placed under quarantine.[4] Nieto suspended classes in Cainta from March 7 to 10 and placed the city under community quarantine since March 15.[5][6]

Aside from Rizal, all provinces have confirmed cases. The first case per province by date of confirmation as is as follows:

  • Cavite – March 10[7]
  • Batangas – March 13[8]
  • Laguna and Quezon – March 15;[9][10] the first two cases in Quezon is from Lucena, which is geographically part of Quezon but is administered independently from the province. The first Quezon case outside Lucena is linked to the town of Sariaya.[11]

Statistics[edit]

Cumulative COVID-19 cases in Calabarzon
based on numbers confirmed and validated by the LGU
Updated April 24, 2021
Province or HUC Cases Deaths Recov. Active
Batangas 21,803 664 16,904 4,235
Cavite 36,499 862 26,637 9,000
Laguna 28,873 691 22,677 5,505
Quezon 7,693 248 6,022 1,423
Lucena 1,876 81 1,667 128
Rizal 28,286 773 23,247 4,266

 †  Lucena is a highly-urbanized city; figures are excluded from Quezon province.

Response[edit]

Calabarzon was under the scope of the enhanced community quarantine in Luzon imposed by the national government from March 16, 2020.[12]

On June 1, Calabarzon was downgraded to general community quarantine (GCQ).[13]

On August 1, Lipa was placed under a 15-day lockdown and the province of Batangas was placed under GCQ.[14] On August 4, the modified ECQ status was reinstated for Cavite, Laguna, and Rizal, all of which surround Metro Manila.[15]

On August 31, the entire region except for Batangas was downgraded to modified GCQ.[16]

On March 22, 2021, in view of the grim rising of new COVID-19 cases, the GCQ status, this time with additional restrictions, was reinstated over Cavite, Laguna, and Rizal.[17] Alongside Metro Manila and Bulacan, these areas were collectively given the designation "NCR Plus"[18] and the restrictions placed on the area is described essentially as a GCQ-MECQ hybrid.[19] On March 27, it was announced that "NCR Plus" would be placed under ECQ from March 29 to April 4;[20] it would later be extended up to April 11.[21] The area was then downgraded to modified ECQ for the rest of the month of April; it would later be extended up to May 14.[22] In addition, Quezon was elevated to GCQ effective April 12.[23]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Breakdown of confirmed cases is according to the COVID-19 Case Tracker of the Department of Health.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Santos, Elmor (March 7, 2020). "Cainta, Rizal steps up coronavirus measures amid confirmed case". CNN Philippines. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
  2. ^ San Juan, Ratziel (March 12, 2020). "First local COVID-19 transmission case, wife among 3 new deaths in Philippines". The Philippine Star. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
  3. ^ Alcober, Neil (March 13, 2020). "Cainta couple dies from COVID-19". Daily Tribune. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
  4. ^ Santos, Eimor (March 7, 2020). "Cainta, Rizal steps up coronavirus measures amid confirmed case". CNN Philippines. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
  5. ^ Hallare, Katrina (March 7, 2020). "Cainta, Rizal suspends classes, distributes face masks over coronavirus threat". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
  6. ^ "Cainta mayor to place town under quarantine over 3 confirmed cases of COVID-19". CNN Philippines. March 13, 2020. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  7. ^ "Cavite confirms first COVID-19 case". Tempo. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
  8. ^ "Batangas confirms 2 COVID-19 cases, suspends classes in all levels". GMA News. March 13, 2020. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
  9. ^ Molina, Carlo Jacob (March 22, 2020). "Laguna confirms second coronavirus case". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
  10. ^ "Quezon province confirms first COVID-19 patient". CNN Philippines. March 15, 2020. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
  11. ^ "2 new COVID-19 cases in Quezon traced to Lucena, Sariaya". Philippine Daily Inquirer. March 23, 2020. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
  12. ^ Luna, Franco (March 16, 2020). "Duterte places entire Luzon under 'enhanced' community quarantine". The Philippine Star. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
  13. ^ "Metro Manila eases to GCQ on June 1". CNN Philippines. May 28, 2020. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  14. ^ "Lipa City under 15-day lockdown to prevent COVID-19 spread". CNN Philippines. August 1, 2020. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
  15. ^ "Duterte places NCR, nearby areas back to MECQ beginning Tuesday, August 4, 2020". GMA News Online. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  16. ^ "Iligan City placed under stricter lockdown, Metro Manila remains under GCQ". Manila Standard. August 31, 2020.
  17. ^ "Duterte approves 2-week GCQ for M. Manila, nearby provinces with add'l restrictions". ABS-CBN News. March 21, 2021. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
  18. ^ Malasig, Jeline (March 22, 2021). "Greater Manila vs 'NCR Plus': Questions as gov't labels areas under GCQ 'bubble'". Interaksyon. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
  19. ^ Ranada, Pia; Tomacruz, Sofia (March 22, 2021). "Stricter GCQ, 'NCR Plus' bubble explained". Rappler. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
  20. ^ "NCR Plus to shift to stricter ECQ for one week". CNN Philippines. Retrieved March 27, 2021.
  21. ^ "Philippines extends coronavirus curbs in capital, nearby provinces". Channel News Asia. April 3, 2021. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
  22. ^ Punzalan, Jamaine (April 28, 2021). "Duterte extends MECQ in NCR Plus until May 14". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
  23. ^ Galvez, Daphne (April 11, 2021). "'NCR Plus' to be under MECQ starting April 12 until April 30 — Palace". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
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