Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, June 19) — The Philippines is now at low-risk for COVID-19 as cases continue to drop, according to an OCTA Research fellow.
The positivity rate in the country declined to 8.6% after the Department of Health logged 726 new cases on June 18, Guido David said in his post late Sunday. He previously reported that the COVID-19 positivity rate had been dropping from 19.4 in June 2 to 18.6 percent in June 5 and 10.3% on June 17.
For Monday, David said the Philippines might post 400-500 new cases.
The rate of people testing positive for the virus also fell “in most provinces in Luzon” as of June 17, he said in a separate post on Monday.
Covid 7-day testing positivity rates decreased in most provinces in Luzon as of June 17. Palawan and Pangasinan had upticks in positivity rate. In NCR, Rizal and Bulacan, the positivity rates decreased below 10%. #covid19 @dzbb @DZAR1026 @ali_sotto pic.twitter.com/MhaiDj8A2j
— Dr. Guido David (@iamguidodavid) June 19, 2023
Metro Manila and the provinces of Rizal and Bulacan saw their positivity rates drop below 10%.
Palawan and Pangasinan, however, recorded “upticks” in the number of people contracting the virus.
