The Philippine Society for Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (PSMID) reported that the positivity rate for influenza, or flu, in Metro Manila has increased to 42 percent in October, indicating ongoing community transmission in the region. In its Flu Task Force Report released on Oct. 17, PSMID...
OCTA Research (Dr. Guido David/X) The weekly Covid-19 positivity rate in Metro Manila decreased to 19.9 percent as of Jan. 2, the OCTA Research said on Thursday, Jan. 4. OCTA Research fellow Dr. Guido David said Metro Manila’s positivity rate was 24.7 percent on Dec. 26. “The positivity rate...
Metro Manila’s seven-day Covid-19 positivity rate (OCTA Fellow Guido David / X) The seven-day positivity rate of Covid-19 in Metro Manila further increased to 22 percent on Dec. 19, from 16 percent on Dec. 12, the OCTA Research said on Thursday, Dec. 21. OCTA Research Fellow Dr. Guido David said...
Metro Manila’s Covid-19 Weekly Positivity Rate (OCTA Research Fellow Dr. Guido David / X) The seven-day positivity rate of Covid-19 in Metro Manila increased to 10.2 percent on Dec. 3, from 7 percent on Nov. 26, the OCTA Research said on Tuesday, Dec. 5. OCTA Research Fellow Dr. Guido David said...
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...
The Covid-19 testing positivity rates fell in 16 provinces in Luzon over the previous week, OCTA Research Fellow Dr. Guido David said on Monday, June 19. Lower positivity rates were observed in Bataan (24.2 percent on June 17 from 32.2 percent on June 10), Batangas (10.8 percent from 16.2 percent),...
The seven-day positivity rate of Covid-19 in Metro Manila fell to 16.8 percent on June 3, from 21.7 percent on May 27, the OCTA Research said on Monday, June 5. In an update posted on social media, OCTA Research Fellow Dr. Guido David said the current positivity rate in Metro Manila is categorized...
The lower positivity rate over the past week suggests that Covid-19 cases in Metro Manila may have already peaked, according to the latest monitoring of the OCTA Research. OCTA fellow Dr. Guido David said the Covid-19 positivity rate in Metro Manila has dropped from 26.1 percent on May 14 to 25.2...
The Covid-19 positivity rate in Metro Manila was “almost flat” in the past seven days, an indication that the rate may begin to decline this week, an OCTA Research fellow said on Monday, May 22. Positivity rate refers to the number of individuals who yielded positive results from among those...
“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...
The number of people testing positive for COVID-19 in Metro Manila continues to rise, based on the higher positivity rate recorded by the OCTA Research this past week. OCTA Research fellow Guido David said on Tuesday, April 25 that Metro Manila’s positivity rate increased to 10.6 percent on April...
Health reform advocate Dr. Anthony “Tony” Leachon noted an uptick in the country’s Covid-19 positivity rate, attributing this rise to the increased mobility of people during Holy Week. Leachon on Thursday, April 13, said the current nationwide positivity rate has climbed to seven percent,...
