She said the rate is way below the World Health Organization (WHO) ideal positivity rate of 5 percent.
The data from the Department of Health (DOH)- 11 showed Davao City as of December 8, registered 11 new cases, which brings the total number of active cases to 113.
“This is good news because the positivity rate remains less than one percent or to be specific, 0.4 percent. Even with the number of swabees, our cases are still low,” the health official said.
She also said most of the new Covid-19 cases are those who are not vaccinated.
Based on the weekly monitoring of the cases, all of the individuals who tested positive last week were all unvaccinated.
Thus, she emphasized the importance of vaccination as protection against severe illness and reducing the risk of transmission.
“Actually, one hundred percent of those who were infected with COVID-19 are unvaccinated,” she said.
While some fully vaccinated individuals are still infected with the virus, the number of partially vaccinated and unvaccinated still dominates the figure.
The data, according to her, showed a huge chance that unvaccinated individuals may get infected with the virus. Although it is only mild, they are still infected, she said.
“Even if it is only mild, they can still spread it to their families, the community, and workplaces. It is best to have an extra layer of protection through vaccination,” she said.
As of December 6, the city logged a total of 1,009,921 fully vaccinated Dabawenyos with 1,171,050 residents having received their first dose.
A total of 10,345 individuals also got their booster shots.