For the fourth consecutive week, the COVID-19 positivity rate in Zambales increased as the local health office continued to tally new cases. | joannaglibotINQ /PDI
SAN ANTONIO, Zambales — For the fourth consecutive week, the COVID-19 positivity rate in this province increased as the local health office continued to tally new cases.
OCTA Research said the weekly positivity rate in Zambales rose to 14.4 percent on Dec. 17 from 11.7 percent on Dec. 10.Data from the Department of Health showed that the upward trend began during the last week of November.FEATURED STORIES
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