COVID-19 daily new average up by 42% —DOH

The Department of Health reported on Tuesday a 42% increase in the average daily new COVID-19 cases from April 24-30, 2023.Meanwhile, 1,263 new cases were reported by the DOH on April 30, which brought the total number of active COVID-19 cases in the country to 4,093,421.Independent monitoring group OCTA Research on Tuesday also reported that the 7-day COVID-19 positivity rate in the National Capital Region has hit a new high of 17.2%. last week.

OCTA fellow Dr. Guido David said the positivity rate in many provinces also increased to double digits. This included Batangas, Benguet, Bulacan, Cebu, Isabela, Palawan, and Pampanga.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%. The positivity rate in Laguna also rose from 13.2% to 21.2%.

In an interview on Unang Balita, David attributed the increase in COVID-19 cases to the new COVID-19 Omicron subvariant XBB.1.16, also known as“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,” David said.

David, however, said the wave will not be as bad as the Omicron wave in January 2022 and the Delta wave, especially in terms of hospitalization.“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. This is not something na unexpected actually,” he said.

“Ang concern lang natin kung mag mutate into something mas severe ulit ang COVID, then we may have to recalibrate our protocols,” he added.“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 kababyaan natin na may kumakalat na subvariant,” he said.At present, the Philippines has recorded 4,093,421 COVID-19 cases, of which 5,875 remain active.

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