The DOH warned of further infections and fatalities unless Filipinos learned to live with the new coronavirus. | jovicyeeINQ
Vergeire said the 162 deaths, which increased the toll to 1,534, did not happen in July alone. More than half of them, or 90, occurred in June, while 51 were recorded in July. The 20 other deaths happened in May, while one was in April.
Vergeire blamed the surge in infections on Filipinos’ failure to comply with minimum public health standards following the relaxation of the restrictions. The DOH said it expected the number of fatalities to rise further, with nearly 12,000 suspected positive cases yet to be verified.“As part of ongoing data harmonization, we cannot avoid seeing cases not yet included in our official death count,” Vergeire said.
“When we speak of transmission in communities, there might be a lot of factors that are being considered. So that’s one, but we are also looking at other factors because that’s not the only thing that could drive infection in communities,” she said. She said that apart from having their own room, patients on home quarantine should not interact with their family. They should also be monitored by barangay health workers.
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