The Department of Health admits a huge backlog in the encoding of data on coronavirus cases. It commits to catch up this week to present a 'more accurate' picture of the COVID-19 situation in the country.
— The Department of Health on Wednesday admitted a huge backlog in the encoding of data on coronavirus cases, as it committed to present next week"a more accurate picture" of the COVID-19 outbreak in the country.
The problem lies with the case investigation forms, which are submitted by hospitals and contact tracing teams, Ho said.Kung hindi kumpleto, isa-isang tatawagan po ng ating epidemiology bureau yung mga ospital para malaman yung lahat ng impormasyonFor instance,"If the occupation field is left blank, we will never know from our database how many health workers were actually affected," she explained.
by Monday, we will have all these data encoded and we will have a more accurate picture of our cases," she added.
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