(ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) The protection brought by vaccines is starting to be seen in the reduced hospitalization and serious illness among patients with coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Metro Manila, based on the initial findings of independent research group OCTA. "My computation of...
LOCKDOWN. Barangay tanods in Pasay City barricade a street in an area placed under a 'special concerned lockdown' after some residents got infected with COVID-19. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) Metro Manila had the most number of new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases reported on Wednesday, Aug...
(OCTA RESEARCH) Independent research group OCTA on Wednesday, Aug. 25, said the surge in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Cagayan de Oro City has slowed down over the past week, as marked by the decrease in reproduction number from 1.38 to 1.15. "If the trends continue, Cagayan de Oro should...
(OCTA RESEARCH) Metro Manila's average daily coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases were only up by 13 percent to 4,019 cases this week from 3,556 cases in the previous week, OCTA Research said in its latest report released on Wednesday, Aug. 25. The group noted that the previous weekly growth rates...
If the current trends continue, Metro Manila may begin to see a decreasing number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases by the first or second week of September, OCTA Research said on Tuesday, Aug. 24. OCTA fellow Dr. Guido David said the first indications that the situation is starting to...
Metro Manila will likely continue to record over 3,000 daily coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases until before the end of September due to a slow decrease in the rate of infections in the region, OCTA Research said on Monday, Aug. 23. "Based on the current patterns that we are seeing, which we hope...
(PIXABAY) Independent research group OCTA on Monday, Aug. 23, said Metro Manila may hit 60,000 active coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases by the middle of September. "We should be hitting a peak of about 60,000 active cases and it will happen around the middle of September. And even with a slower...
That the Philippines might soon hit 20,000 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in a day comes as no surprise to the leader of a pro-science consumer advocacy group. (Photo by Viktor Forgacs/ Unsplash) As far as Alyansa ng mga Grupong Haligi ng Agham at Teknolohiya Para sa Mamamayan (AGHAM)...
(JANSEN ROMERO/ MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Independent research group OCTA on Sunday, Aug. 22, said the surge in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the National Capital Region (NCR) has slowed down after a two-week enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in the region. In its latest monitoring...
The Philippines may reach 20,000 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases per day within the next two weeks as infections continue to rise in the country, OCTA Research said on Saturday, August 21. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) "Ang katotohanan kahit ayaw nating sabihin ito, tataas ang numero......
(OCTA RESEARCH) Independent research group OCTA observed a surge in new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Rizal province, based on its monitoring report for Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, and Quezon) released on Friday, Aug. 20. In its monitoring from Aug. 13 to 19, the average...
The increase in the number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Cebu City and its nearby areas is slowing down, according to independent group OCTA Research. “The surge in Cebu City and nearby municipalities, which is the worst COVID-19 surge in the area since the start of the pandemic, is...
