Mabalacat City Mayor Cris Garbo (left) during the discussion on the guidelines for the upcoming inoculation of minors ages 12 to 17 years old. Photo from Mabalacat CIO
MABALACAT CITY – The Mabalacat City government through its COVID-19 Response Integrated System (CRIS) declared 20 out of its 27 villages free from COVID-19 on Sunday, Nov. 14.
This city has also logged zero new cases and deaths while its total active cases dropped to 23 with a 0.3% positivity rate.
Mayor Crisostomo Garbo attributed the downward trend of COVID-19 cases in the city to its intensified vaccination program. He also urged his constituents not to be complacent and to adhere to the minimum public health standard protocols as the city continues to record a decline on COVID-19 cases.
“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 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,” he added.
Holding the record for highest vaccination rate in Region 3, Mabalacat City along with other local government units with high inoculation coverage were invited to submit a documented report on their vaccination best practices in a letter forwarded by the Department of the Interior and Local Government – Central Luzon last Nov. 9.
In a supplementary attachment from the DILG-3, records show that a total of 191,268 individuals comprising 96.06% of the eligible population have been vaccinated with their first dose while 155,787 or 78.68% have received their complete doses of COVID-19 vaccine. The target population in this city is 198,001.
Meanwhile, registration and inoculation for COVID-19 vaccination of kids ages 12 to 17 years old has started and is currently ongoing.
