OCTA: Average daily NCR COVID-19 cases drop by 25%

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MANILA, Philippines — New COVID-19 cases per day in the National Capital Region (NCR) have dropped by an average of 25 percent over the past week, the OCTA Research group reported Friday.

According to OCTA, the average daily cases in the NCR dropped to 1,299 from May 14 to May 20, a 25-percent decline from the previous week.

Meanwhile, the reproduction number in NCR was at 0.54, also lower than the 0.57 reproduction rate recorded from the previous week.

OCTA also noted that nine NCR local government units (LGUs) were classified as moderate risk as of May 14 to 20. These are Navotas, Malabon, Caloocan, Manila, Pasay, Muntinlupa, Taguig, Valenzuela and Quezon City.

“An LGU with an average daily attack rate (ADAR) of less than 10 per 100,000 is of moderate risk according to DOH, while an LGU with an ADAR greater than 10 is considered high risk,” OCTA said.

Further, OCTA reported that the weekly positivity rate in the NCR was 11 percent while the healthcare utilization rate (HCUR) was considered safe at 48 percent.

As of May 20, the total active COVID-19 cases in the country was at 51,912 while the running total of confirmed cases in the Philippines was at 1,165,155.

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