Dr. Michelle Schlosser, spokesperson of the Davao City Covid-19 Task Force, reported that those who succumb recently to Covid-19 belong to vaccinated individuals without booster dose of working age.
Schlosser said from the period of November 27, 2022, to December 3, 2022, six individuals died due to Covid-19 wherein two belongs to the vulnerable sector and the others belong to the 30 to 39-year-old age group (one died); one from the 40 to 49- year- old age group; and one in the 50 to 59 years old; and 60 years old and above.
“Karon ang kasagaran namatay are unvaccinated regardless kung naa sila sa vulnerable sector and then most of those na namatay na bakunado walay booster doses. Dili lang senior citizens ang nangamatay na bakunado na walay booster doses, even the healthy young adults naa nata’y namatay ana and unfortunately kani sila wala gyud sila ka receive ug booster dose,” she said over Davao City Disaster Radio (DCDR) on Wednesday.
Schlosser said this is sad considering that the positivity rate of the city is below the acceptable rate but still some people died due to Covid-19.
“Fortunately, medyo thankful ta kay persistent na gamay lang ang atoang kaso on a daily cases nato, however, on December 7, 2022, nagtaas ta gamay sa atong positivity rate,” she said.
On December 7, 2022, the city was at an eight percent positivity rate. Schlosser said generally within the week the city is still within the accepted positivity rate.
“For the last two days below the positivity rate ta,” she said.
She is hoping that the city will maintain the low positivity rate considering that it is the yuletide season and restrictions are very relaxed nowadays.
“We are preparing for it kasi yuletide season medyo bracing gyud ta because this is the season where naay dgahan gatherings, naay daghan parties and activities ang mga tao. For people to be protected is to avail themselves of their vaccine and booster. Ang atong emphasis karon is for people to really get their vaccine,” she said.
Meanwhile, Schlosser said that so far no case of Omicron subvariant BQ.1 has been detected in Davao City but it’s just a matter of time before it will enter the city if people are not careful.
“As of the moment no recorded cases in Davao City, although nakasulod na sa Pilipinas pero wala pa ta’y case diri sa Davao. Pero I would like to remind everyone na it’s just a matter of time na makasulod na diri kay luag na ang tanan even gani sa atong mga travels dili na strict. We are relying na lang sa honesty sa mga tao on their health declaration,” Schlosser said.
The Department of Health (DOH) reported it has detected one more infection in the Philippines involving the highly contagious Omicron subvariant BQ.1, bringing the total to 17.
BQ.1 is a sublineage of Omicron BA.5, a variant of interest.
“Tanan new variants specially katong mga mutations na gani sa virus most often than not by study sila tung dali makatakod and among sa variants that we had had ang Omicron ang most transmissable that is the reason why labi na karon na luag na ang atoang protocls it will be beneficial sa mga katawhan ang vaccine and boosted na sila,” she said.
