The DOH flagged Eastern Samar and Zamboanga Sibugay over a slight rise in its average daily attack rate and positive one-week and two-week COVID-19 growth rates. | DFernandezINQ
“There are two areas, Eastern Samar and Zamboanga Sibugay, showing positive one-week and two-week growth rates.
A slight increase was seen in their average daily attack rates from the previous week but remained at less than one per 100,000 population,” Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire reported in a media forum.Based on DOH data, Eastern Samar’s ADAR increased from 0.08 on November 8 to November 21 to 0.11 on November 22 to December 5.FEATURED STORIES
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