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OCTA Research sees surge in Zamboanga City's COVID cases
Zamboanga City has seen a 47 percent increase in daily new Covid-19 infections compared to the previous week, recording 151 new cases per day.
Puerto Princesa City recorded 60 new cases daily, a 35 percent increase from the prior week.
Batangas City and Cagayan de Oro City also experienced increases, with 57 and 62 daily cases respectively.
Tuguegarao City, Baguio City, and Puerto Princesa City are classified as high-risk areas due to an average daily attack rate (ADAR) exceeding 20 per 100,000 population.
The Department of Health classifies local government units with an ADAR higher than 10 per 100,000 as high-risk.
Nationwide, the reproduction number for Covid-19 has decreased to 0.81, and the country's average daily new cases have dropped by 16 percent to 6,522.
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