NCR’s Covid-19 positivity rate increases to 1.7%
The National Capital Region’s (NCR) seven-day Covid-19 positivity rate increased slightly from 1.6% as of Feb. 11 to 1.7% as of Feb. 18, according to the OCTA Research group.
The National Capital Region’s (NCR) seven-day Covid-19 positivity rate increased slightly from 1.6% as of Feb. 11 to 1.7% as of Feb. 18, according to the OCTA Research group.
The OCTA Research group supports the government’s decision to maintain the Alert Level 2 status of Metro Manila until December 15 amid the rise of the more infectious Omicron coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) variant.
OCTA Research said Metro Manila’s coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) positivity rate has dropped to five percent, the first time since July.
The OCTA Research group projected that the Philippines may experience 20,000 new coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) infections in a day within 2 weeks because virus reproduction rate is just about to decrease in locations outside Metro Manila.
Senator Richard Gordon on Monday opposed a planned House panel investigation on the Octa Research Group (Octa) describing the hearing as a “waste of resources”.