Manila Bulletin
Metro Manila’s Covid-19 positivity rate slightly up; 14 Luzon provinces register ‘very high’ rates — OCTA
Fourteen areas in Luzon, including Isabela (36.3%), Tarlac (31.6%), and Laguna (30.9%), have COVID-19 positivity rates exceeding 20%.
Other Luzon areas with very high positivity rates are Camarines Sur (28.4%), Quezon (27.5%), Zambales (27.2%), Cavite (27.1%), Nueva Ecija (25.8%), Albay (25.4%), Pampanga (23.2%), Cagayan (22.7%), Rizal (21.7%), Pangasinan (21.0%), and La Union (20.9%).
The National Capital Region's (NCR) COVID-19 positivity rate saw a slight increase from 14.2% to 15% between July 23 and July 29.
The World Health Organization recommends that COVID-19 positivity rates should remain at 5% or lower.
OCTA Research fellow Dr. Guido David advised residents in areas with very high positivity rates to continue observing minimum health protocols to prevent infection.
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