OCTA: NCR COVID-19 positivity rate increased to 25.4%

The weekly COVID-19 positivity rate in the National Capital Region (NCR) spiked to 25.4% as of May 13, 2023, according to independent monitoring group OCTA Research.

In a tweet, OCTA Research Fellow Guido David said the positivity rate — or the percentage of people who were found positive for COVID-19 among the total number of individuals tested —  in the capital region slightly went up from the 22.7% monitored on May 6, 2023.

“High” positivity rates were also reported in several provinces in Luzon while Aklan province recorded a “very high” positivity rate with 56.9%.

“Seven-day positivity rates in NCR and other provinces in Luzon. In NCR it increased slightly from 22.7% to 25.4%. High positivity rates seen in Bataan, Batangas, Benguet, Bulacan, Camarines Sur, Cavite, Isabela, Laguna, Oriental Mindoro, Pampanga, Quezon, Rizal,” David said.

The recent positivity rates in the Luzon provinces were:

• Bataan -20.2%
• Batangas - 33.7%
• Benguet- 20.3%
• Bulacan- 25.2%
• Camarines Sur - 46.5%

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• Cavite- 36.9%
• Isabela- 36.6%
• Laguna- 29.9%
• Oriental Mindoro- 29.5%
• Pampanga- 24.8%
• Quezon- 42.7%
• Rizal- 44.4%

In the Visayas, Leyte logged a 21% COVID-19 positivity rate, slightly lower than the 21.3% registered on May 6.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the recommended threshold for the COVID-19 positivity rate is 5%.

The Philippines posted 2,109 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, bringing the country’s total nationwide caseload to date to 4,115,202, the Department of Health said.

According to GMA Integrated News Research, it was the third straight day that more than 2,000 new cases have been reported. With active cases rising by 364 to 15,891, it is also the third straight day that more than 15,000 active cases are being monitored. — RSJ, GMA Integrated News