The number of people testing positive for COVID-19 in Metro Manila continues to rise, based on the higher positivity rate recorded by the OCTA Research this past week.
OCTA Research fellow Guido David said on Tuesday, April 25 that Metro Manila’s positivity rate increased to 10.6 percent on April 23, from 7.3 percent on April 16.
Metro Manila’s Weekly Covid-19 Positivity Rate as of April 23, 2023 (OCTA RESEARCH FELLOW DR. GUIDO DAVID/TWITTER)
Positivity rate refers to the number of individuals who yielded positive results from among those who have been tested for Covid-19.
“The National Capital Region (NCR) had an average of 3,120 tests per day. In April 2022, testing in the NCR was at 11,000 per day,” he said, pointing out that the number of cases reported daily could be higher if testing levels were the same as the same period last year.
However, David said hospital occupancy for Covid-19 cases in Metro Manila is still considered “low” at 21 percent.
The Department of Health on Monday, April 24 reported 429 fresh cases of Covid-19 in the country, of which 180 were recorded in Metro Manila.
David said the nationwide positivity rate on Monday was at 10.9 percent
The World Health Organization’s benchmark for positivity rate is 5 percent.