No variant of concern in Davao Region

DAVAO CITY, June 24 (PIA)- Health authorities remain confident that no confirmed variant of concern has entered Davao City and in the region.

Dr. Michelle Schlosser, spokesperson of the COVID-19 Task Force bared there’s no confirmed variant of concern in Davao City or Davao Region can be attributed to the surge of COVID-19 cases.

She said the Department of Health XI does not convey this information.

However, Schlosser assured that the people will know from them once the information is available.

Schlosser noticed the surge has greatly affected the working population from age 22 to 39, since they are young adults working for a living and are highly involved in risky behavior like team building, talking to each other and smoking.

She revealed the city’s data on COVID-19 infection remains at 250 to 300 patients noted per day, showing a continuous surge of COVID-19 cases, despite the strategies put in place to stop the virus.

The Department of Health XI reported 316 cases and 10 deaths in Davao City in June 23.

Schlosser said many of those who died with COVID-19 were critical and severe cases in the hospital.

She said in their data, there was no case of persons who died outside hospital care unless the death was not detected.

“Those who are detected are definitely admitted in the hospital,” Schlosser said.

She illustrated that the use of COVID-19 beds has reached the critical level but more temporary treatment and monitoring facilities are added for the patients to use.

Schlosser said many of the patients are moderate, mild and asymptomatic and private hospitals are on standby to support the Southern Philippines Medical Center. (PIA XI-Joey Sem G. Dalumpines)

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