Metro Manila’s COVID-19 reproduction number further decreased to 0.50, although the downward trend has slowed down in the past four days, independent analytics group OCTA Research said. | cgonzalesINQ
The COVID-19 reproduction number, or the estimated number of new cases from one patient, was previously at 0.52 in Metro Manila as of Thursday, based on the group’s data.According to OCTA Research fellow Guido David, the 2,256 new cases in Metro Manila on Friday is the lowest single-day increase since December 31 last year.
“While the decrease in new cases in the NCR has slowed down, as can be observed by the nearly flat trend of the past four days, the reproduction number decreased to 0.50 while the one-week growth rate was -69 percent,” David said over Twitter.
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