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Covid-19 positivity rate continues to drop in Metro Manila, other Luzon provinces — OCTA

Published Jun 26, 2023 04:44 am
The seven-day positivity rate of Covid-19 in Metro Manila and some provinces in Luzon further decreased in the past week, the OCTA Research said on Monday, June 26. Metro Manila’s Covid-19 positivity rate, or the number of individuals who yielded positive results from those who were tested for Covid-19, fell to 6 percent on June 24, from 7.2 percent on June 17, OCTA Research fellow Dr. Guido David said in an update posted on social media. The World Health Organization has set a 5 percent positivity rate as a benchmark. David added that the seven-day positivity rates in “most” provinces in Luzon have also decreased. Covid-19 positivity rates in Metro Manila and other key areas in Luzon as of June 24, 2023. (OCTA Research Fellow Dr. Guido David/Twitter) Lower positivity rates were observed in Bataan (from 24.2 percent on June 17 to 21.7 percent on June 24), Batangas (from 10.8 percent to 5.3 percent), Bulacan (from 7.6 percent to 6.7 percent), Camarines Sur (from 23.3 percent to 18.8 percent), Cavite (from 10.6 percent to 8.4 percent), La Union (from 13.9 percent to 12.4 percent), Laguna (from 10.5 percent to 7.7 percent), Oriental Mindoro (from 17.7 percent to 8 percent), Palawan (from 19.5 percent to 10.1 percent), Pampanga (from 21.2 percent to 17.9 percent), Pangasinan (from 21.4 percent to 18.5 percent), Quezon (from 12.4 percent to 9.5 percent), Rizal (from 8.8 percent to 7.3 percent), Tarlac (from 16.6 percent to 15 percent), and Zambales (from 12.3 percent to 9.5 percent). However, David pointed out that “upticks” were observed in Benguet (from 13.2 percent to 15.3 percent) and Cagayan (from 13.8 percent to 16.7 percent. On June 25, the Department of Health reported 521 new Covid-19 cases across the country, of which 115 cases were recorded in Metro Manila. David projected that the country may record 300 to 400 new Covid-19 cases on June 26.

He said the country’s current positivity rate is 8.1 percent, down slightly from 8.2 percent on June 24.

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