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Metro Manila Covid positivity rate up anew at 19% — OCTA
Metro Manila's COVID-19 positivity rate has reached 19% as of October 3, an increase from the previous week's 18.7%, though slightly lower than the 19.1% recorded on October 2.
Octa Research fellow Guido David expressed hope that the positivity rate will trend downwards.
The Department of Health (DOH) has previously categorized Metro Manila as being at moderate risk for COVID-19 transmission due to a recent surge in new infections.
Data from October 4 indicated that Metro Manila recorded the highest number of new COVID-19 cases in the past two weeks, with 13,559 infections, more than double the cases in Calabarzon.
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