Daily average COVID-19 cases in the National Capital Region (NCR) increased by 19% in the past seven days although the region remains 'low risk,' OCTA Research said Friday.
Daily average COVID-19 cases in the National Capital Region increased by 19% in the past seven days although the region remains "low risk," OCTA Research said Friday.
NCR's reproduction number, which refers to the number of people infected by one case, also increased to 0.90, which is considered "moderate," from 0.76, which is considered low.On the other hand, the positivity rate —referring to the ratio of people testing positive over the total number of tests conducted — remained at 1.2% over an average of 11,476 tests per day, while hospital care utilization rate remained at 22% in NCR.
The Philippines conducted its national and local elections on May 9 amid fears that the throngs of people going to voting precincts could lead to another surge in COVID-19 cases.
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