Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, January 29) — The seven-day positivity rate for COVID-19 in Metro Manila has slightly increased, OCTA Research Group said on Sunday.
In a tweet, OCTA Research fellow Guido David said the positivity rate in the National Capital Region (NCR) rose to 2.4% on Jan. 27 from 2% on Jan. 26.
The independent pandemic monitor reported a 2.5% positivity rate in the metropolis on Jan. 20.
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“We will monitor this over the next few days to see if the trend continues upward,” David said.
Positivity rate refers to the percentage of tested people with positive results. The World Health Organization (WHO) has set a positivity rate benchmark of below 5%.
The Department of Health (DOH) recorded 199 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, bringing the total infections to 4,072,844 since the pandemic started.
Its data showed that NCR topped the list of provinces and regions with the most number of new coronavirus infections as it recorded 72 cases on Saturday. It was followed by Negros Occidental with 16 and Davao del Sur with 12.
Meanwhile, a WHO committee has yet to announce its decision on whether the COVID-19 pandemic is still a global health emergency.
In his opening remarks during the Jan. 27 committee meeting, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the global response “remains hobbled” as “life-saving tools” are still inaccessible to vulnerable sectors in many countries.
Tedros also noted the spike in deaths in China after it lifted its COVID-19 restrictions.
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NCR 7-day positivity rate inched back up to 2.4% (as of Jan 27) from 2.0% just a day ago. A week ago (Jan 20) it was at 2.5%. We will monitor this over the next few days to see if the trend continues upward. #COVID19 #covid @dzbb @DZAR1026 @dzrhnews @allangatus @News5PH pic.twitter.com/sJL5QHgAId
— Dr. Guido David (@iamguidodavid) January 29, 2023
