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4 Luzon areas log 'high' positivity rates — OCTA

Published May 2, 2023 01:51 am
“High” Covid-19 positivity rates were observed in four provinces in Luzon as a result of the increasing number of infections last week, according to the latest monitoring by OCTA Research. OCTA Research fellow Dr. Guido David, in an update on Tuesday, May 2, said that the positivity rates are considered high in the provinces of Camarines Sur (from 32.1 percent on April 22 to 39.7 percent on April 29), Rizal (from 21.7 percent to 28.5 percent), Cavite (from 11.1 percent 28.1 percent), and Laguna (from 13.2 percent to 21.2 percent). He noted that the positivity rates in “many” provinces also rose to double digits over the past week. These include the provinces of Batangas (from 5.9 percent to 11.2 percent), Benguet (from 9.2 percent to 11.5 percent), Bulacan (from 7.8 percent to 10.4 percent), Cebu (8.2 percent to 12.3 percent), Pampanga (8.3 percent to 12.1 percent). Covid-19 positivity rates in Metro Manila and major provinces as of April 29, 2023 (OCTA Research fellow Dr. Guido David/ Twitter)
Higher positivity rates were also seen in the provinces of Davao del Sur (from 7.5 percent to 8.6 percent), Iloilo (from 3.5 percent to 5.5 percent), Isabela (from 11.7 percent to 16.7 percent), Negros Occidental (from 10.9 percent to 14.4 percent), Palawan (from 5.4 percent to 10.6 percent), Pampanga (from 8.3 percent to 12.1 percent), Pangasinan (from 3.8 percent to 7.5 percent), South Cotabato (from 6.2 percent to 7.2 percent), and Zamboanga del Sur (from 5.7 percent to 9.5 percent). Metro Manila’s positivity rate also rose from 10.2 percent on April 22, to 17.2 percent on April 29. David previously stated that the Covid-19 Omicron subvariant XBB.1.16 spreading in the country may be the cause of the increasing Covid-19 cases. Positivity rate refers to the number of individuals who yielded positive results from among those who have been tested for Covid-19. The benchmark for the positivity rate set by the World Health Organization is 5 percent. On April 30, the Department of Health announced 1,263 new Covid-19 cases across the country, of which, 536 cases were recorded in Metro Manila.

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