Bacolod City – Data from the Emergency Operations Center-Task Force indicated that Bacolod City logged zero COVID-19 case as of Saturday, April 16.
The city also logged zero cases on February 21, March 12 and 14, EOC-TF deputy director Dr. Chris Sorongon said.
Record showed that the first time Bacolod registered zero COVID case was on March 10, 2021.
Mayor Evelio Leonardia credited Bacolodnons for continued compliance to minimum health protocols despite the city’s de-escalation to Alert Level 1 status.
“We are now under the new normal. But then again, we must remain vigilant because COVID is still here. We have to live with it and adjust to it accordingly and cautiously,” Leonardia said.
He also credited the continued vaccination efforts of the EOC-TF and COVac as more residents receive booster shots as added protection against the virus.
The mayor issued Executive Order No. 17 recently, extending AL1 in Bacolod until April 30.
(News & photo courtesy of Bacolod City Public Information Office)
