Metro Manila is now under low-risk classification for Covid-19 as testing positivity rate steadily decreased over the past few weeks, an OCTA Research fellow said on Sunday, July 2.
OCTA Research fellow Dr. Guido David said Metro Manila’s seven-day positivity rate dropped from 5.9 percent on June 23 to 5 percent on June 30.
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Positivity rate refers to the number of individuals who yielded positive results from those who were tested for Covid-19.
Based on its current positivity rate, Metro Manila is now categorized as “low-risk” in the metrics used by the group, David said.
This also shows that the region’s positivity rate is already within the 5 percent benchmark set by the World Health Organization.
On July 1, the Department of Health reported 319 new Covid-19 cases across the country, of which 61 cases were recorded in Metro Manila.
David projected that the country may record 300 to 400 new Covid-19 cases on July 2.
He said the country’s Covid-19 positivity rate was also down from 7.2 percent on June 30 to 6.9 percent on July 1.