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Quezon City now at low-risk for COVID-19 transmission – Octa Research

By: - Reporter / @zacariansINQ
/ 10:38 AM June 07, 2023

Quezon City is now at low-risk for COVID-19 transmission after the city's positivity rate decreased to 17.3 percent, said Octa Research fellow Guido David on Wednesday.

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MANILA, Philippines — Quezon City is now at low risk for COVID-19 transmission after the city’s positivity rate decreased to 17.3 percent, said Octa Research fellow Guido David on Wednesday.

According to David, Quezon City’s positivity rate for COVID-19 infections went down to 17.3 percent, as of June 6, from the previous week’s 22.2 percent.

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“Quezon City improved to low risk as of June 6, 2023, as daily cases decreased for the third straight week,” he explained through data posted on Twitter.

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Meanwhile, the city’s hospital occupancy decreased to 33 percent from 35 percent.

On Monday, David said that Metro Manila’s COVID-19 positivity rate was 16.8 percent as of June 3, with positivity rates also decreasing in most of Luzon.

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The nationwide positivity rate is at 17.2 percent, as of June 6, slightly lower than the previous day’s 17.8 percent.

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Department of Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire previously explained that increases and decreases in infections are expected due to the lower number of tests conducted and the country’s increased mobility.

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