OCTA: NCR COVID-19 positivity rate up; reproduction number drops

 

MANILA, Philippines — Metro Manila saw a slight uptick in its seven-day COVID-19 positivity rate while the reproduction number dropped this week, the independent pandemic monitor OCTA Research Group said.

OCTA fellow Dr. Guido David said Metro Manila’s positivity rate climbed to 18.9% as of September 28 from the 17.55% recorded as of September 21.

Meanwhile, the COVID-19 reproduction dropped to 1.10 as of September 26 from the 1.28 logged as of September 19.

“The growth of new cases in the NCR (National Capital Region) may have slowed, but cases are still rising,” Gu…

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