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Metro Manila remains at ‘critical risk’ despite decrease of COVID-19 infections – OCTA
Metro Manila's weekly COVID-19 growth rate has declined to -20%, but the region remains at critical risk due to a high average of 13,000 daily cases.
The transmission rate, or reproduction number, of COVID-19 in the metropolis has also dropped to 1.58 from 1.79.
On Thursday, the National Capital Region recorded 9,455 new COVID-19 infections.
Experts are still assessing whether the virus cases are on a downtrend.
The Department of Health reported 31,173 new infections nationwide, bringing the total caseload to over 3.3 million.
Government agencies are advocating for increased accessibility of COVID-19 vaccinations at workplaces and pharmacies.
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