MANILA – While the number of COVID-19 cases in the country may reach 20,000 per day, an OCTA Research fellow on Monday ruled out, for now, the possibility of surpassing 30,000 cases daily.
“‘Yung bilang ng kaso, maaari siyang humigit sa 20,000 cases per day lalo na medyo tumataas pa ang bilang, greater than one pa ‘yung reproduction number sa buong bansa,” OCTA Research fellow Dr. Guido David said in a televised briefing.
“Pero hindi pa naman natin nakikita na tataas siya na malayo sa 20,000. Maaaring humigit siya doon pero ‘yung mga nagsasabi kung hanggang 30,000, wala pa naman yan sa nakikita natin ngayon. Kung magkakaroon ng downward trend sa Metro Manila, mag-peak na rin ang bilang ng kaso natin below 25,000,” he added.
Health officials have been recording at least 18,000 new COVID-19 cases in the country the past two days.
On Saturday, the Philippines hit a new record high of 19,441 COVID-19 cases in a day.
Due to the continuous threat of the more transmissible Delta variant, Guido stressed the importance of strictly implementing restrictions and the public’s compliance with minimum health standards.(©Philippine Daily Inquirer 2021)
