The DOH reported on Monday a 112 percent increase in daily new COVID-19 infections last week as the number of cases hit 1,352 although deaths and health-care utilization rates remained low. | AbbyBoiserINQ dpazzibuganINQ /PDI
In an update on Sunday, OCTA Research fellow Guido David said that the seven-day positivity rate in the National Capital Region went up from 17.2 percent on April 29 to 22.7 percent on May 6.
To date, of the 4,112 COVID-19 patients admitted to hospitals, 410 were in serious or critical condition. The 4,112 confined patients accounted for 36 percent of the 11,408 individuals reported as still infected as of May 7.As for the utilization of reserved COVID-19 hospital beds, the DOH reported that 16.5 percent of intensive care unit beds and 21.2 percent of non-ICU beds were occupied.
We have to adjust our policies so that they can no longer be as destructive [to the economy] and if a situation arises that we can’t handle, we can better justify returning those [restrictions]. “The WHO is saying that the impact of COVID on a daily basis is now getting more controlled, it’s no longer as endemic as before when we had no vaccines yet.
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