By Rey Anthony Chiu, PIA Bohol | 11:49 AM June 12, 2021
Two more deaths add up to the number of coronavirus disease (Covid) casualties this week in Bohol, bringing the total deaths since May 26, 2020 when the first Covid death case was recorded in the province.
The two recent deaths bring the total deaths to 63, a year and a month after Bohol closed its borders to curb the spread of the viral disease that has closed schools and several establishments since 2020.
The recent deaths also bring the death count in June to 8, a figure that is already high considering that the first year recorded a monthly average of mortality cases of 1.9 in a month.
From March 16 2020 to March 15 2021, Bohol recorded 23 mortality cases, which sums up to a 1.9 monthly average of death cases.
In 2021 however, beginning April, cases began to wriggle out of control, despite the start of the national vaccination roll-out here which started May 6.
In April 2021 for example, the month ended with 13 mortality cases, which was also coupled with the problem of vaccine refusal, even by community influencers.
By May 2021, the death cases continued to increase with the month ending with 15 deaths and the local provincial vaccine operations center reporting they are starting to give priority groups A2 their first jabs.
This early in June, Bohol has already seen 8 deaths, in time when the National Vaccine Operation Center reports indicate that they are starting the inoculations for those individuals in basic essential sectors, in a bid to increase Covid-resistance to business operators and boost consumer confidence.
Despite vaccine reluctance issues, in Bohol, local government officials have tried desperately to get personal information available to those who refuse to be vaccinated, if only to convince them to get full protection against the virus. (rahchiu/PIA-7/Bohol)
