The Davao City Covid-19 Task Force has reiterated its call to the Dabawenyos to get their booster shots as the city logged 30 new cases of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) Wednesday.

In a statement Thursday, Dr. Michelle Schlosser, the task force spokesperson, said the increase indicates a positivity rate of 6.3 percent, exceeding the acceptable positivity rate of 5 percent.

Schlosser noted that the city’s booster rollout has remained low as only 278,866 or 21.09 percent got their first booster shots from the 1,333,537 fully vaccinated individuals.

She also pointed out that of the four deaths from June 26 to July 2, three were unvaccinated while the other one was vaccinated but had not received any booster shot.

Schlosser urged Dabawenyos to visit the nearest district health center to avail of their missed, primary, or booster doses.

To date, vaccination teams administer shots in the 18 district health centers of the city, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Mondays to Fridays.

“If we want to remain under alert level 1, we must be on guard at all times,” Schlosser, noting that the city previously averaged a 1 to 1.5 percent positivity rate then it went up to 3 percent.

“This week we have been averaging a 6 percent positivity rate. Admittedly, it is increasing daily,” she added. (PNA)