Slight will increase in COVID-19 positivity price have been noticed in some provinces up to now week, OCTA Research fellow Dr. Guido David stated Monday.
In Luzon, David stated the positivity price rose in Camarines Sur, Oriental Mindoro, Palawan, Quezon, Rizal, and Zambales, primarily based on their seven-day testing from July 1 to July 8.
Oriental Mindoro noticed the largest leap in positivity price from 5.3 p.c to 17.6 p.c.
Positivity price represents the proportion of individuals discovered optimistic for COVID-19 among the many whole variety of people examined.
Camarines Sur rose to “high” stage at 20.2 p.c from the earlier 14.5 p.c. Positivity charges additionally inched up in Batangas, Benguet, Laguna, Pampanga, and Pangasinan.
For Visayas and Mindanao, David stated the positivity price was additionally “high” in Aklan and South Cotabato, which recorded 35.3 p.c and 21.4 p.c, respectively.
It additionally rose barely in Cebu and Negros Occidental.
The National Capital Region, nonetheless, maintained a “low” positivity price at 4.2 p.c as of July 8.
July 3 to 9 instances
Meanwhile, the Philippines registered a complete of two,510 new COVID-19 instances from July 3 to 9, 2023, the Department of Health (DOH) stated.
The weekly tally is equal to 359 every day common instances, which is 9 p.c decrease than the 392 every day common instances the earlier week.
The July 3-9 whole can also be the bottom in 12 weeks.
The 44 new extreme or important instances through the week have been greater by 38 p.c than the 32 instances through the earlier week.
There have been no deaths recorded from July 3 to 9, much like final week.
On Monday. July 10, a complete of 259 new COVID-19 instances have been recorded bringing the entire lively tally to six,437.—LDF, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
