According to the OCTA Research fellow, the jump was likely to have been by a backlog in reporting of cases — meaning not all cases are fresh infections of the virus. COVID19PH | zacariansINQ
“Also, cases don’t just spike in all LGUs just like that. It usually starts with a few LGUs. Lastly, the positivity rate is down to 17 percent,” he added., DOH warned about backlog. Also, cases don't just spike in all LGUs just like that. It usually starts with a few LGUs.
Lastly, the positivity rate is down to 17%Based on David’s data from the Department of Health , three cities have the highest COVID-19 cases in Metro Manila: Manila with 861, Quezon City with 838, and Makati with 334.At the bottom of the list is the municipality of Pateros with only 12 new reported cases.
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