Metro Manila may register 400 to 500 Covid-19 cases per day by the end of June because of the steady increase in new infections in the region, the OCTA Research Group said on Tuesday, June 14.
“Ang projection namin by end of June, baka umabot na sa 400 to 500 [ang bilang ng kaso kada araw]. Medyo bumibilis yung pagtaas ng kaso kasi dati nasa 65 cases lang tayo per day ,” OCTA fellow Dr. Guido David said in a televised public briefing.David pointed out that Metro Manila may escalate to “moderate” from “low” Covid-19 risk by next week.
Moreover, David said that Metro Manila’s Covid-19 reproduction number has increased from 1.25 to 1.59, while the positivity rate went up from 2.2 percent to 2.7 percent.
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