Metro Manila remains Covid-19 epicenter despite rise in Davao City cases – DoH

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DAVAO City may now have the highest number of coronavirus disease 2019 infections in the country but Metro Manila remains the 'bellwether' or epicenter although its cases have gone down, the Department of Health (DoH) said on Wednesday. TheManilaTimes

DAVAO City may now have the highest number of coronavirus disease 2019 infections in the country but Metro Manila remains the"bellwether" or epicenter although its cases have gone down, the Department of Health said on Wednesday.

Its active cases are at 2,683, with 80 out of 87 beds on the intensive care units of the Southern Philippines Medical Center occupied. She said that the use of the term"epicenter" in epidemiology, which could be interpreted as an area as the source of infection or as a hotspot for the infection,"detracts from other surrounding areas which may be equally or more affected by Covid-19".

 

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