For August 2021…

2 COVID-19 deaths

daily average here

TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Aug 28 (PIA) – For those who remained adamant to heed the call of scientists to get vaccinated against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) for fear of the unknown, take this fact: every day since July 31, 2021, over 2 people die of the dreaded disease.

And if it helps again, 75% of those who died of the disease were unvaccinated, another 25% have vaccines in the first dose, but died before they could get the final dose.

None of those who got full vaccination, meaning some 14 days have lapsed since the second jab, died, according to a report last week by the Bohol Inter-Agency task Force on the Management of Emerging Infectious Disease (BIATF).

With the death count attributed to the virus that has caused a global pandemic reaching 199 in July 31, Bohol last year averaged some 15 deaths in a month since the health authorities recorded the first COVID-19 death last May 26, 2020 to a septuagenarian from Panggangan Calape.

Simply put, the 199 was divided into 13 months considering June 2020 to July 2021 to get an average of 15.30, or a little over 15 deaths in a month.

15 deaths in a month is also equivalent to one death in every two days.

However, from July 31 to August 28 however, the figure becomes a high concern.

According to a daily COVID tracker shared by the BIATF August 28, deaths have reached the 265 mark.

While the deaths were few and far in between in the first eight months or until January 2021, the figures soon picked up pace beginning March 2021.

The month of August could be worst, with deaths heaping up every day.

Here, epidemiologists have insisted that apart from strictly maintaining the minimum public health protocols, attaining herd immunity through vaccination is among the most proven ways to defeat a pandemic.

As of Friday last week, the Provincial Vaccination Operation Center shared that the initial target is to get to the 850/000 individuals who have been prioritized for most immediate protection, them being at higher risk than most people.

Of the figure, Bohol vaccination teams have fully vaccinated 160,255 Boholanos and partially vaccinated 151,325 using the vaccines available here.

A total of 311,502 Boholanos then have either been fully vaccinated fully or partially by either Sinovac, AstraZeneca, Pfizer, Sputnik V, Moderna and Johnson and Johnsons.

As of last week, as vaccinations continue especially for tourism frontline workers and workers in the essential sectors, some 330,502 vaccines were still available and could last about a little over a week before the vaccines again, run out. (rahc/PIA-7/Bohol)

STILL IN THE PRIORITY GROUPS A1-A4. Bohol vaccination teams are on to the task until the vaccines last. Many Boholanos have been convinced but still a sizable number have been openly refraining from the inoculations, mostly due to misinformation and sheer stubborn attitude. (PIABohol)