OCTA sees up to 1,200 new COVID-19 cases on Dec. 18

The recorded new COVID-19 cases in the Philippines may go as high as 1,200 on Sunday, December 18, based on the projections of independent monitoring group OCTA Research.

In a tweet on Saturday night, OCTA Research fellow Dr. Guido David said the new infections on Sunday may range from 1,000 to 1,200.

This was after the Department of Health logged 1,196 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, bringing the active caseload down to 18,262.

David said that the nationwide positivity rate — or the percentage of people who were found positive for COVID-19 among the total number of individuals tested — was at 12.5%.

DOH’s latest data showed that the National Capital Region recorded the highest number of new infections in the past two weeks with 5,945 cases.

Next was Calabarzon with 2,498; Central Luzon with 1,222; Cagayan Valley with 716; and Western Visayas with 706. —Giselle Ombay/KG, GMA Integrated News