NCR COVID-19 positivity rate climbs to 22.9% — Octa Research | Inquirer News

NCR COVID-19 positivity rate climbs to 22.9% — Octa Research

/ 10:08 AM May 09, 2023

MANILA, Philippines— The National Capital Region (NCR) COVID-19 positivity rate has risen to 22.9 percent as of May 7, but the increasing trend is slowing down, according to OCTA Research fellow Dr. Guido David.

David explained in a Tuesday tweet that the 7-day positivity rate in the region increased by 5.1 percent since it was last recorded at 17.8 percent on April 30.

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“The increasing trend is slowing down, and the peak could happen within the next week or so. The positivity rate could also miss the 25% mark,” he added.

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A total of 1,545 cases were also reported by the Department of Health (DOH) on Monday, bringing the total tally to 12,161 active cases as of May 8. A total of 792 recoveries and zero deaths were also marked on Monday.

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The DOH previously reported, however, that daily infection numbers as of May 1 to 7 are already double their projected range of 289 to 611 daily infections.

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Half of the recorded infections were also marked critical or severe as of Monday.

READ: DOH: Weekly COVID-19 cases more than double at 9,465; 9 new deaths reported

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In an April 25 briefing, the DOH explained that the positivity rate represents the number of individuals who tested positive among only those who took RT-PCR tests and is not representative of the country’s entire population.

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