NCR COVID-19 positivity rate dropped to 9.1% by year end — OCTA

The seven-day COVID-19 positivity rate in the National Capital Region (NCR) already went below the 10% threshold by the end of 2022, recent data by independent monitoring group OCTA Research showed.

In a tweet, OCTA fellow Dr. Guido David said NCR’s positivity rate — or the percentage of people who were found positive for COVID-19 among the total number of individuals tested — decreased from 11.6% on December 24 to 9.1% on December 31.

Other provinces in Luzon also showed positive developments with their respective positivity rates, like those in Albay, Batangas, Bulacan, Cagayan, Camarines Sur, Cavite, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Kalinga, La Union, Laguna, Mountain Province, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, Pangasinan, Quezon, Rizal, Tarlac, and Zambales.

Positivity rate was seen the lowest in Bulacan at 4.4%, down from the previous week’s 9.2%.

However, Bataan and Benguet both recorded an uptick from December 24 to December 31.

Isabela, likewise, had an increase from 21.2% to 37.6% over the same period.

Department of Health (DOH) officer-in-charge Maria Rosario Vergeire said Sunday there is a possibility that COVID-19 infections would again increase due to the gatherings over the holidays, but stressed that hospitals are ready should this happen.

The Philippines on Sunday reported 464 new COVID-19 cases—-the lowest single-day tally in four days and the 10th straight day of fewer than 1,000 new cases.

Metro Manila remains the region with the most cases in the last 14 days with 3,245, followed by Calabarzon with 1,521; Central Luzon with 744; Western Visayas with 395; and Ilocos Region with 301 cases. — RSJ, GMA Integrated News