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Metro Manila’s COVID-19 positivity rate now below 20% – Octa Research
Metro Manila's COVID-19 positivity rate decreased to 19.9% as of May 30, a moderate-risk level, according to OCTA Research.
This is a decrease from the 24.4% recorded on May 23, continuing a downtrend for the National Capital Region (NCR).
Nationally, the positivity rate stood at 20.3% as of June 1, with the Department of Health reporting 1,537 new infections on the same day.
The DOH also reported 957 recoveries and 0 deaths on June 1, bringing the total active cases to 15,418.
OCTA Research projects that new cases for June 2, 2023, will be between 1,100 and 1,300.
COVID-19 hospital bed occupancy in Metro Manila has slightly decreased and remains at low occupancy.
Oriental Mindoro province still recorded a high positivity rate of 55.6% as of May 27.
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