The Taguig City government on Tuesday imposed a more stricter quarantine status in two areas of Barangay Sta. Ana where testing continues to find general community transmission in the cluster of COVID-19 cases there.
“As part of Taguig City’s aggressive action to curb the spread of COVID-19 and ensure the safety of our residents, Pulong Kendi 2 and Samasipat in Barangay Sta. Ana shall be placed under Localized Community Quarantine starting September 8 until September 23, 2020,” the city’s public information office stated in its advisory.
The local government made the decision upon the recommendation of the members of the City Epidemiology and Disease Surveillance Unit (CEDSU) and Quarantine and Containment Management Team (QCMT) who investigated the case cluster and evaluated the area.
In order to further isolate and contain the virus, CEDSU and QCMT officials recommended the following: 1. Restrict the movement of all residents in the area, 2. Move all confirmed cases to quarantine facilities, and 3. Conduct further testing and active case finding at the identified localized area, making sure to send all individuals tested to quarantine facilities while awaiting results.
Mayor Lino Edgardo Cayetano said due to their aggressive actions to contain areas where outbreaks are occurring, Taguig maintains to be one of the cities that has the lowest number of active cases per population in the National Capital Region.
The city also has the lowest number of fatalities due to COVID-19 and the lowest attack rates in NCR.
On Sept. 7, the city government recorded 111 new confirmed COVID-19 cases and 17 recoveries.
The new cases brings to 5,469 the total number of COVID-19 cases. Of the number, 464 are active cases.
The cases came from Barangays Bagumbayan (25), Bambang (1), Calzada-Tipas (5), Hagonoy (3), Ligid-Tipas (3), Lower Bicutan (26), New Lower Bicutan (5), Palingon-Tipas (1), Sta. Ana (5), Tuktukan (8), Ususan (6), Wawa (5), Central Bicutan (1), Central Signal (5), Fort Bonifacio (3), Katuparan (1), North Signal (1), Pinagsama (4), South Signal (1), and Upper Bicutan (2).
So far, the local government already conducted 41,516 swab tests.