The OCTA research team said that the country may reach 10,000 daily COVID-19 cases by the end of this month if government interventions will not work.
“We’re likely to see 5,000 cases in NCR alone by the end of the month, and at least mga 10,000 cases sa buong Pilipinas by end of the month,” OCTA Research fellow Dr. Guido David said in an ABS-CBN News report.
David said that the 7,013 cases recorded on Friday is just the start of more record-breaking numbers.
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“In terms of numbers, itong record-breaking number natin hindi pa ito ang full, in fact una pa lang ito sa record-breaking, sad to say,” he said.
“Ayaw nating mangyari ‘yan, pero ‘yan ang katotohanan kasi may momentum ‘yung trend, may momentum ‘yung pandemic right now and mahirap pigilan ‘yung momentum especially at this level na were getting 7,000 cases, 3,800 in Metro Manila,” David added.
Friday’s new cases surpassed the previous high record of 6,958 cases announced by the health department on Aug. 10 last year.
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David said the reproduction number, or number of new people who get infected from one person, is at 1.95 in Metro Manila and 1.68 in the country.
“Hindi pa natin nakita masyado ‘yung pagbaba o pag slowdown ng trend,” the expert said. (TDT)
