By: Beatrice Pinlac / 11:12 AM January 16, 2023
MANILA, Philippines – The seven-day COVID-19 positivity rate in Metro Manila is now considered “low” as it fell further from 5.8 to 3.7 percent between Jan. 7 and Jan. 14, the OCTA Research Group said Monday.
OCTA Research fellow Guido David, in a social media post, said “low” positivity rates were likewise observed in 10 other provinces across Luzon:
Batangas – 4.9 to 3.2 percent
Benguet – 5.3 to 3.6 percent
Bulacan – 3.5 to 2.3 percent
Cagayan – 7.0 to 3.9 percent
Cavite – 5.5 to 3.2 percent
Ilocos Norte – 4.3 to 3.9 percent
Laguna – 7.3 to 4.4 percent
Pampanga – 5.5 to 2.6 percent
Pangasinan – 4.3 to 3.9 percent
Zambales – 8.4 to 4.1 percent
In Isabela, however, David pointed out that the “positivity rate increased from 35.1 percent to 50.2 percent – considered very high.”
Meanwhile, these were the movements in the positivity rates logged in other Luzon provinces:
Albay – 25.6 to 7.7 percent
Bataan – 6.3 to 6.1 percent
Camarines Sur – 15.2 to 17.6 percent
La Union — 5.5 to 6.3 percent
Nueva Ecija –11.2 to 7.4 percent
Quezon – 6.4 to 5.4 percent
Rizal – 10.9 to 9.4 percent
Tarlac – 11.2 to 12.5 percent
The Department of Health on Sunday reported 279 fresh COVID-19 infections, bringing the total number of active cases across the country to 12,143.
The COVID-19 death toll in the Philippines now stands at 65,590 with 15 new deaths recorded.
OCTA Research is projecting 150 to 250 more COVID-19 infections to be logged on Monday, according to David.
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