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OCTA Research sees improving COVID-19 situation in Cebu City
The coronavirus reproduction number in Cebu City has dropped to 1.02, indicating an improvement in the COVID-19 situation.
The weekly growth rate of COVID-19 cases in Cebu City has decreased by 20%.
OCTA Research fellow Dr. Guido David stated that these figures align with their projections for Cebu City's improving trend.
OCTA Research anticipates that Cebu City's COVID-19 numbers will continue to decline by the first week of September.
In contrast, Metro Manila has seen its occupied COVID-19 hospital beds reach levels not seen since April 2021.
COVID-19 intensive care unit (ICU) occupancy in Metro Manila has surpassed April 2021 levels and may not have reached its peak yet.
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