COVID-19 average daily attack rate (ADAR) in the National Capital Region (NCR) has increased to 89.42%, placing the region on 'severe outbreak,' independent monitoring group OCTA Research said Tuesday.
COVID-19 average daily attack rate in the National Capital Region has increased to 89.42%, placing the region on "severe outbreak," independent monitoring group OCTA Research said Tuesday.
ADAR pertains to the incidence showing the average number of new cases in a period per 100,000 people.“The reproduction number decreased to 5.22 from 5.65, which indicates the trend slowed down slightly,” he added. The healthcare utilization rate also rose to 57% this recent week as compared to the 27% from the previous week.
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