Published April 6, 2021, 1:51 PM
DAVAO CITY – From the minimum risk classification last week, Davao City has now been classified as low risk area for COVID-19 by the National Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases.
The low risk classification is based on two indicators – the low 2-Week Growth Rate (2WGR) and the Average Daily Attack Rate (ADAR).
“Last week, Davao City was classified as minimum risk, now it is at low risk. This is because we have a negative 8.74 two-week growth rate (2WGR) which is still low but our average daily attack rate (ADAR) reached one, from .92 last week,” said Dr. Ashley Lopez, acting head of the City Health Office (CHO) and focal person of the Davao City COVID-19 Task Force.
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SunStar File April 06, 2021 DUE to the continuing downtrend of Covid-19 active cases, the National Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) has classified Davao City as a low risk area.
City Health Office (CHO) Acting Head Dr. Ashley Lopez said the IATF classified the city as a low-risk area as of April 3 based on two indicators: the low two-week growth rate and the Average Daily Attack Rate (Adar).
Lopez said the Low Risk Local Government Unit (LGU) classification as shown on the Community Quarantine Decision Matrix is slightly higher compared to the previous week s minimal risk classification.