OCTA: NCR weekly COVID-19 positivity rate at 20.4% as of May 3, 2023

Published May 04, 2023 11:44 PM By GMA Integrated News

The seven-day COVID-19 positivity rate in Metro Manila has gone past 20% as of May 3 , OCTA Research said on Thursday.

“NCR 7-day testing positivity rate was 20.4% as of May 3, 2023, from 14% on Apr 26," OCTA Research Fellow Dr. Guido David said on Twitter.

David said the last time it was above 20% was on Jan 29, 2022, during the Omicron BA.2 surge.

Positivity rate refers to the percentage of people who were found positive for COVID-19 compared the total number of individuals tested.

“Hospital occupancy increased slightly to 25.5%," David said.

The Philippines posted 1,190 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, as the active tally rose to 8,371.

It was the highest number of new cases in the past three days.

The nationwide COVID-19 tally is now 4,097,525, according to the latest data from the Department of Health.

The active tally went up to 8,371 from 7,565 on Wednesday.

In the past 14 days, the National Capital Region logged the highest number of new cases with 4,172. It was followed by Calabarzon with 2,038, Central Luzon with 583, Western Visayas with 505, and Davao Region with 374. —Sundy Locus/NB, GMA Integrated News

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