BACOLOD CITY — After successfully bringing down the number of COVID-19 cases early this year, this city has experienced yet another wave of infections.
According to Bacolod City Administrator Em Ang, the highest COVID-19 cases in Bacolod happened in August and September 2020 when there were at least 2,600 infections.
The numbers decreased from January to mid-March this year.
In April 2021, Ang said the numbers began to rise again to 1,415.
“This is really a second wave. I hope we do not reach the September 2020 level,” said Ang who is also the executive director of the city’s Emergency Operations Center (EOC).
As of Friday, Bacolod had 7,566 COVID-19 cases, according to t…
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