September marks highest Covid-19 related death in Baguio

Baguio City, Philippines – Since the start of the pandemic last March 2020, the month of September this year recorded the highest peak of mortality rate in Baguio City with over a hundred Covid-19 related death documented.

The Public Information Office - City of Baguio reports that data from UP Baguio Department of Mathematics and Computer Science and the Baguio City Health Services Office revealed that around 136 individuals have died with Covid-19 this September alone.

While the month of April this year ranked the second highest with 85 fatalities, followed by the month of May with 53 Covid-19 related casualties.

City Health Officer Dr. Rowena Galpo mentioned that these months are considered the third peak in cases due to the Alpha and Beta variants. However, the September surge is believed to be driven by the Delta variant.

Meanwhile, Mayor Benjamin Magalong shared that they have observed a downturn in Covid-19 deaths, saying that based on the 7-day moving average of Covid-19 related fatalities from September 25 to October 1, the number of casualties daily dropped to 6 from the 8 during the previous week.

Meantime, since the start of the pandemic, the months of April and May 2020 have had zero Covid-19 related deaths, while there were only one each in March, June, and July of the said year.

As of October 3, 2021, Baguio has recorded 312 new Covid-19 cases, bringing the total active cases to 4,653. Additionally, 2 new deaths have also been documented, bringing the total death toll to 505.

Moreover, 66 have recovered from the virus, which makes the total tally of recoveries to 20, 281.

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