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COVID-19 daily new ave up by 42% - DOH
By Nidz Godino
"It's mainly dahil doon sa Acrturus subvariant…of course, may other factors din…waning immunity is one other factor and then increased mobility and complacency ng mga kababayan natin are other factors," Independent monitoring group OCTA Research fellow Dr. Guido David said Department of Health (DOH) reported 42% increase in average daily new COVID-19 cases from April 24-30, 2023.
DOH said that's 637 fresh infections per day across the country.
Meanwhile, 1,263 new cases were reported by DOH on April 30, which brought total number of active COVID-19 cases in the country to 4,093,421.
7-day COVID-19 positivity rate in National Capital Region has hit new high of 17.2%. last week.
David said positivity rate in many provinces also increased to double digits. This included Batangas, Benguet, Bulacan, Cebu, Isabela, Palawan, and Pampanga.
Meanwhile, Camarines Sur posted highest positivity rate at 39.7%.
This was followed by Rizal at 28.5%, an increase from its previous 21.7%, and Cavite, which rose from 11.1% to 28.1%. Positivity rate in Laguna also rose from 13.2% to 21.2%.
In interview David attributed increase in COVID-19 cases to new COVID-19 Omicron subvariant XBB.1.16, also known as Arcturus.
He said OCTA is also expecting coronavirus cases to increase further with current trajectory, adding this could be high COVID-19 wave.
David said wave will not be as bad as Omicron wave in January 2022 and Delta wave, especially in terms of hospitalization.
According to David, public can expect new COVID-19 wave occasionally.
"In the same way na yung dengue is endemic pero nagkakaroon tayo ng waves every year pag season ng dengue…so ganon din itong virus…so we will have waves…we will see waves like this… not something na unexpected actually …ang concern lang natin kung mag mutate into something mas severe ulit ang COVID, then we may have to recalibrate our protocols," he said.
For David, there is no need to make face masks mandatory anew amid increase.
"Sa tingin ko naman, 'yun nga, we can still opt to wear face masks whether or not gawing mandatory…i-disseminate na lang natin…we can raise awareness sa mga kababayan nating may kumakalat na subvariant," he said.
David said this is also up to discretion of local government units or establishments.
At present, Philippines has recorded 4,093,421 COVID-19 cases, of which 5,875 remain active.
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