Dr. Michelle Schlosser, the spokesperson of the city’s COVID-19 Task Force renewed her call for individuals to submit themselves to surveillance swabbing if they are experiencing cough, colds, fever, diarrhea, or sore throat to help break the chain of infection because once found positive, necessary interventions will be provided to them.
The Sta. Ana Health Center COVID-19 Cluster Clinic (CCC), Crocodile Park Swabbing Site, and the Talomo River Covid-19 Cluster Clinic (CCC) are catering to free swab testing for confirmed COVID-19 positive close contacts.
In a report from the City Informational Office (CIO), Schlosser reminded confirmed COVID-19 patients and their close contacts to honestly disclose their symptoms and close contacts.
"If you lie about your health status, if you say you don't have any symptoms, you can opt-out of swab. But in case you actually have the symptoms and you are in very close contact, you can put at high risk your loved ones, colleagues if you are working, strangers then you'll be meeting during your interaction and activities,” she said.
Disclosure of close contacts, according to her, will help break the chain of infection and transmission, maintain the city's alert level 1 status, and keep the economy going.
Schlosser appealed to the public to be honest with their symptoms so they can address the concerns, attend to their needs, and serve them through COVID-19 management.
“The rise and fall of the cases are dependent on each of us. It will always be dependent on the behavior of the people,” she said.
The Vaccination Cluster, meanwhile, reported that active COVID-19 cases increased between July 31 and August 6 by about 38 percent from July 24 to 30, 2022, with an average daily positivity rate of 10.67 percent.
Out of the 510 active cases, 294 are asymptomatic cases, 199 are mild, 13 are moderate, two are severe, and two are critical.
At least 261 are on approved home isolation, 68 are for endorsement to facilities of assignment, 63 are admitted to the Southern Philippines Medical Center, 31 are still for triaging, 27 are isolated at TTMF, 17 are admitted to private hospitals, 17 isolated in non-TTMFs in the city, 15 under the Davao Doctors Hospital (DDH) Home Care Program, and 11 isolated at TTMFs outside the city.
Buhangin District still has the highest number of active COVID-19 cases with 148 followed by Talomo 151, Poblacion 95, Agdao 33, Tugbok 29, Calinan 17, Bunawan 16, Toril 15, and five cases in Marilog.
High-risk barangays from August 8 to 13 are 13-B, 16-B, and 34-D.
Photo from Davao City Government