Olongapo is among the highly urbanized cities outside the National Capital Region to experience a high COVID-19 infection rate based on its average daily attack rate on Sunday, Jan. 23. (File photo by Joanna Rose Aglibot)
OLONGAPO CITY––This city remained among the highly urbanized cities outside the National Capital Region with high growth of COVID-19 infection, data from independent research group OCTA showed on Sunday, Jan. 23.
According to OCTA, the average daily attack rate (Adar) in the city was 22.71 per 100,000 population, which is considered high. Adar is the number of individuals found infected for every 100,000 people.
The city was on the list along with Angeles, Bacolod, Baguio, Butuan, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao and General Santos cities. Olongapo had been on the list since Jan. 18.
Also on the list are the cities of Iligan, Iloilo, Lapu-Lapu, Lucena, Mandaue, Puerto Princesa, Tacloban, and Zamboanga.
As of Sunday, the city’s active cases stood at 545, with 71 new infections and 105 recoveries. Its COVID-19 death was at 323, with one fatality on Sunday. INQ
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