The number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Metro Manila is projected to further increase, according to an expert studying the pandemic in the country. (FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) OCTA Research fellow Prof. Guido David estimated that the number of new cases in the National Capital Region...
As the number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases is still increasing, the intensive care unit utilization rate (ICUUR) in Metro Manila is now at "high risk," based on the OCTA Research's report on Sunday, Aug. 15. "Hospital bed occupancy in the NCR is now at 64 percent while ICUs reached 71...
(OCTA RESEARCH) The country logged a 29-percent increase in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the past seven days and is now averaging 11,127 new cases daily, OCTA Research said in its report on Sunday, Aug. 15. Based on OCTA's monitoring from Aug. 8 to 14, the reproduction number in the...
(JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) Independent research group OCTA on Saturday, Aug. 14, said that the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) reproduction number in Metro Manila increased to 1.85 from 1.76 two days ago. Reproduction number refers to the average number of secondary infections by...
(The sign says it all at the Adventist Medical Center in Pasay City in this photo taken Tuesday, August 10, 2021, as the Department of Health (DOH) also said extending the imposition of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) remains a possibility amid the rising number of coronavirus disease...
(OCTA RESEARCH) Cavite has reported more than 1,000 daily coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections for two consecutive days, the first time it had happened in the province since the pandemic began, independent research group OCTA said in its monitoring report on Friday, Aug. 13. The province has...
PRC Cebu Medical Tent (Photo from Philippine Red Cross) The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) on Thursday, Aug. 12, expressed alarm on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) situation in Cebu City. “What’s happening in Cebu is truly alarming,” said PRC Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Senator...
The intensive care unit (ICU) occupancy rates in 14 areas in the country have now reached “critical” levels amid the continued increase in the number of new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases. In its latest monitoring report issued Thursday, Aug. 12, independent research group OCTA reported...
The reproduction number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Metro Manila has slightly climbed amid the continuing increase in the number of daily infections in the region. Independent research group OCTA reported that the reproduction number in the National Capital Region (NCR) slightly rose to...
(The sign says it all at the Adventist Medical Center in Pasay City in this photo taken Tuesday, August 10, 2021, as the Department of Health (DOH) also said extending the imposition of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) remains a possibility amid the rising number of coronavirus disease...
(OCTA RESEARCH) Hospital intensive care unit (ICU) occupancy rates in nine cities in Luzon and Visayas have already reached "critical" levels due to rising coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the country, OCTA Research's latest monitoring report on Tuesday, Aug. 10, showed. The areas that...
(JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) Independent research group OCTA on Tuesday, Aug. 10, expressed "very serious" concern about the new surge in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases that are happening not just in Metro Manila but also in other parts of the country. "This is very serious...
