{"id":254300,"date":"2020-05-08T07:51:35","date_gmt":"2020-05-08T11:51:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=254300"},"modified":"2020-05-08T07:51:35","modified_gmt":"2020-05-08T11:51:35","slug":"covid-19-positivity-rate-down-in-may-doh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/05\/08\/covid-19-positivity-rate-down-in-may-doh\/","title":{"rendered":"Covid-19 positivity rate down in May: DOH"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This, compared to a 17 percent positivity rate on April 6 where 4,144 tested positive out of a total of 24,755 tested. (Pexels photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 The grip of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) on the country is slowly beginning to ease, with the Department of Health (DOH) reporting a lower positivity rate for the respiratory disease this May compared to the previous month.<\/p>\n

In an online briefing on Friday, DOH spokesperson Dr. Maria Rosario Singh-Vergeire said as of May 6, the country has reached a positivity rate of 10 percent for the disease, with a total of 13,405 positive cases out of the 131,786 persons tested for Covid-19.<\/p>\n

This, compared to a 17 percent positivity rate on April 6 where 4,144 tested positive out of a total of 24,755 tested.<\/p>\n

\u201cDi hamak po na mas mababa ito sa ating kalkulasyon sa nakaraang buwan at umaasa po tayo na mas bababa pa ito sa mga susunod na araw<\/em>\u00a0(This is lower than our data from last month and we\u2019re expecting the positivity rate to continue to lower in the coming days),\u201d Vergeire said.<\/p>\n

She said the low positivity rate this month means that the country is “flattening the curve” of SARS-CoV-2 infections, the virus that causes Covid-19.<\/p>\n

\u201cAng pagbaba ng ating\u00a0<\/em>positivity rate from 17 percent to 10 percent\u00a0ang naging basehan para masabi na nagfla<\/em>-flatten\u00a0na ang\u00a0<\/em>curve\u00a0(<\/em>The reduction of the positivity rate from 17 percent to 10 percent is what\u2019s telling us we\u2019re flattening the curve),\u201d Vergeire said.<\/p>\n

However, she said the decrease does not mean that the country may begin to ease its measures against the infectious disease, as the danger of a resurgence in the number of infections is still possible.<\/p>\n

\u201cIto po ay isang napaka-gandang balita ngunit patuloy po kaming nagpa-paalala na wala pang nadi-diskubreng lunas o bakuna laban sa sakit na ito<\/em>\u00a0(This is good news but we continue to caution and remind everyone that there is still no cure or vaccine against this disease),\u201d Vergeire said.<\/p>\n

She said that a \u201csecond wave\u201d of Covid-19 may spread faster and may affect more people compared to the current situation in the country.<\/p>\n

\u201cMaiiwasan po natin ito basta magagawa natin ang mga<\/em>\u00a0(We can avoid this as long as we employ) proper or minimum health guidelines,\u201d Vergeire said.<\/p>\n

120 new cases<\/strong><\/p>\n

As of 4 p.m. on Friday, she said there are 120 new cases of Covid-19\u201484 new cases in the National Capital Region, 28 new cases in Region 7 (Central Visayas), and eight new cases in different parts of the country\u2014lower than Thursday\u2019s 330 new cases.<\/p>\n

The total cases of Covid-19 in the country have now reached 10,463, with 116 new recoveries, reaching a total of 1,734 recoveries since the beginning of the outbreak.<\/p>\n

She said there were six new deaths resulting from the disease, bringing the total death toll in the country at 696.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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