COVID-19 cases in Metro Manila slightly up — OCTA Research

 

MANILA, Philippines — COVID-19 cases in Metro Manila slightly increased , but the capital region remains at low risk, independent analytics group OCTA Research fellow Guido David said Monday.

“An uptick in cases is observed in the NCR, but the rate of increase in new COVID-19  cases is very slow at this time,” Octa Research’s report said, posted on David’s account on social media site Twitter.

Uptick of cases observed in the NCR. Positivity rate increased to 1.4%, while reproduction number increased to 1.08. NCR remained at LOW RISK. The increase in cases is very slow at this time. @dzbb @dzrhnews @DZAR1026 @allangatus @NewsRmn @dwiz882 @News5PH @ali_sotto @EagleNews pic.twitter.com/zhAc6GCqqo

— Dr. Guido David (@iamguidodavid) May 30, 2022

The daily average of new COVID-19 cases in Metro Manila increased from 72 for the period May 16 -22 to  74 from May 23 to 29.

The reproduction number — or the number of individuals being infected by a COVID-19 patient — slightly rose to 1.08 from 1.02 during the same period.

The ideal reproduction number is less than one, according to health experts.

The one-week average daily attack rate — or the number of new infections per 100,000 individuals — climbed from 0.51 to 0.52.

Positivity rate likewise grew to 1.4 percent from 1.2 percent over an average of 11,047 COVID-19 tests per day.

The positivity rate is well within the World Health Organization’s benchmark of less than five percent.

Hospital care utilization meanwhile inched up from 22 percent to 23 percent.

Based on the Department of Health’s data, the country logged 200 fresh COVID-19 infections on Sunday, driving the number of active cases to 2,434.

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