NCR may ease to MGCQ by October – Lorenzana
NTF Against COVID-19 chairperson and Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said the number of daily infections in the country has been on a downward trend due to the strict implementation of safety protocols.
“Ang ating layunin sa buwan na ito ay mag-flatten tayo o mas maganda maibaba natin ang curve para pagkatapos ng buwan ng Setyembre ay makapunta na tayo sa MGCQ at medyo lumuwag-luwag ang buhay ng mga tao ,” he added. From August 29 to September 4, the number of new cases ranged from 1,900 to 4,200. In the past week, the lowest reported case was noted on September 3 with 1,987 while the highest was on August 30 with 4,284.
The DOH also said the positivity rate went down from around 20 percent to 10 percent in September, while the RIn Caloocan City, one of the biggest cities in Metro Manila with a population of 1.6 million, the city’s health department said it has recorded a total of 5,844 cases as of September 4.The positivity rate in Caloocan City also fell from 29 percent in July to 20 percent in September, the city’s health department added.
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