The seven-day COVID-19 positivity fee continued to lower in a number of areas within the nation, with that of the National Capital Region (NCR) now right down to 13.9%, based mostly on the information proven by unbiased monitoring group OCTA Research.
OCTA fellow Dr. Guido David confirmed that NCR’s positivity fee — or the share of people that had been discovered optimistic for COVID-19 among the many complete variety of people examined — went down from 14.4% on December 10 to 13.9% on December 17.
“It looks like the BQ.1 wave is receding in time for a Happy Holiday,” David stated in a tweet.
In Luzon, positivity charges in provinces like Albay, Batangas, Benguet, Cagayan, Camarines Sur, Cavite, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Isabela, Kalinga, La Union, Mountain Province, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, and Pangasinan additionally declined.
In Visayas and Mindanao, positivity charges decreased in Aklan, Bohol, Capiz, Cebu, Davao del Norte, Leyte, Oriental Mindoro, and South Cotabato.
However, Bataan, Bulacan, Laguna, Quezon, Rizal, Tarlac, Zambales, Davao del Sur, Iloilo, Misamis Oriental, Negros Occidental, Palawan, and Zamboanga del Sur all noticed an uptick in positivity fee from December 10 to December 17.
Department of Health (DOH) officer-in-charge Maria Rosario Vergeire stated final week that there’s no have to panic in regards to the slight improve in COVID-19 infections so long as hospital utilization within the nation stays manageable.
The Philippines on Sunday recorded 973 new COVID-19 instances, bringing the lively caseload right down to 17,900.
Vergeire on Monday expressed hope that the state of public well being emergency because of COVID-19 will come to an finish subsequent 12 months. —KG, GMA Integrated News
