The OCTA Research Group on Tuesday, Oct. 18 said seven provinces have registered “very high” or above 20 percent Covid-19 positivity rates over the past week.
Positivity rate refers to the number of individuals who yielded positive results from among those who were tested for Covid-19.
In an update shared on Twitter, OCTA fellow Dr. Guido David said OCTA observed very high positivity rates in the following provinces as of Oct. 15.
Camarines Sur (46.2 percent)
Tarlac (41.6 percent)
South Cotabato (26.9 percent)
Cavite (22.8 percent)
Rizal (22.1 percent)
Zambales (22 percent)
Laguna (21 percent)
Meanwhile, Metro Manila’s positivity rate was down further at 15 percent on Oct. 15, from 17.9 percent on Oct. 8.
The World Health Organization-recommended positivity rate is 5 percent or less to show that the spread of the virus is under contr