(Eagle News)–The number of coronavirus disease 2019 cases in Quezon City has reached 1042. The local government said this was based on Department of Health data. Of the 1042, the local government said 697 have been confirmed by the City Epidemology and Disease Surveillance Unit. Deaths continue to surpass recoveries, 90 vis à vis 87. Among the close contacts of COVID-19 patients, 180 are suspected COVID-19 cases. Barangay Batasan Hills has so far recorded the […]
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QC COVID-19 cases breach 1000 mark
(Eagle News)–The number of coronavirus disease 2019 cases has breached the 1000 mark. The local government said of the 1016 cases based on Department of Health data, 690 were validated by the city’s Epidemiology and Disease Surveillance Unit and district health offices. Batasan Hills had the most COVID-19 cases with 31. Deaths surpassed recoveries, with 90 vis à vis 80. Matandang Balara and Tandang Sora recorded the most number of deaths, at five each. Among […]
QC COVID-19 cases near 1000 mark
(Eagle News) — The coronavirus disease 2019 cases in Quezon City have reached 996, four cases shy of the 1000 mark. According to the local government, based on Department of Health data, of the 996, 674 have been validated by the city’s Epidemiology and Disease Surveillance Unit. Deaths so far exceed recoveries, 80 vis a vis 76. The local government said among the close contacts of the COVID-19 cases who were traced, 143 were suspected […]
DA partners with QC gov’t for city-wide urban agriculture, vegetable gardening
(Eagle News) – The Department of Agriculture and the Quezon City local government launched a city-wide urban agriculture program with the signing of a memorandum of agreement on Thursday, April 16, 2020. “With the partnership, the DA and the QC government will enable residents to produce their own vegetables that are safe, nutritious, and readily available,” said Agriculture Secretary William Dar. Under the agreement, the DA through its Agricultural Training Institute (ATI) with support […]
COVID-19 cases in QC reach 982: DOH
79 deaths, 72 recoveries recorded (Eagle News)–The number of coronavirus disease 2019 cases in Quezon City has reached 982, after the government reported over 40 additional cases. Citing Department of Health data, the local government said of the figure, the city’s Epidemiology abd Disease Surveillance Unit has validated 661 cases. The number of deaths in the city is still more than the number of recoveries, 79 vis à vis 72. Barangay Batasan Hills had the […]
QC sets guidelines on handling of COVID-19-related deaths
(Eagle News)–Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte has issued localized guidelines on the handling of deaths related to the coronavirus disease 2019. Belmonte issued the guidelines on April 11, after noting what she said was some national-run hospitals’ passing of the responsibility of processing the burial or cremation of cadavers to the local government, whether resident or not. According to the guidelines, the 12-hour period for cremation of the cadaver as provided under DOH Guidelines 2020-0067 […]
942 COVID-19 cases confirmed in QC: DOH
(Eagle News) — The number of coronavirus disease 2019 cases in Quezon City has reached 942. The local government said this based on Department of Health data. Of the 942, the Quezon City government said 597 have been validated by the Quezon City Epidemiology Surveillance Unit. Sixty-four have so far recovered while 61 have died. Among contacts of COVID-19-positive patients traced by authorities, 102 are suspected COVID-19 cases. The Philippines has so far confirmed over […]
DILG issues show-cause orders vs 4 barangay officials for allegedly violating ECQ guidelines
(Eagle News) — The Department of the Interior and Local Government has issued show-cause orders against barangay officials for allegedly violating enhanced community quarantine guidelines. In a statement on Tuesday, April 14, Interior Secretary Eduardo Año said the DILG has asked Barangay Libis, Quezon City chairperson Leny Leticia Glivano; and Caloocan City, Barangay 129 chairman Brix John Reyes and councilmen Romualdo Reyes and John Cris Domingo to explain in 72 hours why they should not […]
Belmonte issues show-cause order vs Libis barangay chair allegedly behind parade amid ECQ
(Eagle News)–Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte on Saturday, April 11, ordered a barangay captain to explain why she should not be sanctioned for allegedly holding a parade amid the enhanced community quarantine. The local government said Belmonte issued the show-cause order to Barangay Libis chair Leny Leticia Gilvano, and asked her to give an explanation within 24 hours. According to Belmonte, the conduct of the parade was a “violation of the strict prohibition against mass […]
641 COVID-19 cases recorded in QC: DOH
(Eagle News)–Quezon City has confirmed over 600 coronavirus disease cases. Based on data from the Department of Health, the local government said of the 641 COVID-19 cases reported as of Thursday night, 580 have been validated by the city’s Epidemiology and Disease Surveillance Unit. Thirty-five have recovered while 58 have died. Ninety-four patients are under investigation, while 674 are patients under monitoring. The Philippines has breached the 4000-mark in COVID-19 cases so far. The enhanced […]
COVID-19 cases in QC reach 670: DOH
(Eagle News)–The number of coronavirus disease 2019 cases in Quezon City has climbed to 670. The local government said based on recent data from the Department of Health, of the figure, 557 has been confirmed by the Quezon City Epidemiology and Disease Surveillance Unit. “Dumadaan sa validation ng CESU, health center staff at mga opisyal ng barangay ang datos na mula sa DOH para masiguro na lahat ay residente ng ating lungsod,” the QC government […]
COVID-19 cases in QC reach 625: DOH
(Eagle News)–The number of coronavirus disease 2019 cases in Quezon City has reached 625. According to the local government, of the 625 based on Department of Health data, 550 were validated by the Quezon City Epidemiology Surveillance Unit. Twenty-six have so far recovered while 34 have died. Eighty-five patients are under investigation while 510 are under monitoring. The Philippines has so far recorded over 3000 COVID-19 cases.





