PH’s 7-day average of new COVID-19 cases drop by 29% – OCTA

A health worker conducts a new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) swab testing at a gymnasium in Navotas City. (REUTERS/file photo)

MANILA, Philippines — The country’s seven-day average of  new COVID-19 cases dropped by 29 percent, the lowest since the August 6 to 12 period, OCTA Research Team fellow Dr. Guido David said on Monday.

David said that even if 12,159 new cases were recorded on Sunday, the most since October 3, there is “no cause for concern.”

“The downward trend continued as the 7-day average decreased to 10,452, the lowest since Aug 6 to 12 during the first week of ECQ (enhanced community quarantine,” David said in a social media post.

The 7-day average in the country decreased by 29% to 10,452, the lowest since Aug 6 to 12. The reproduction number was 0.70. @dzbb @dzrhnews @cnnphilippines @DZAR1026 @allangatus @News5PH @dzbbsamnielsen @NewsRmn @dwiz882 @PHINewsNet1 @onenewsph @haydeesampang @PatrickTulfo pic.twitter.com/V2jddVvNyV

— Dr. Guido David (@iamguidodavid) October 10, 2021

David also noted that the country’s reproduction number was at 0.70

Meanwhile, the growth rate is at -29 percent.

Some areas in Northern Luzon and Western Mindanao, however, are still experiencing a surge of the more transmissible  COVID-19 Delta variant, David said.

Based on the Department of Health’s latest data on Sunday, the Philippines has so far logged 2,666,562 COVID-19 cases (90,927 active cases).

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