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Metro Manila’s COVID-19 positivity rate nears 25% — Octa Research
Metro Manila's COVID-19 positivity rate increased to 24.9 percent as of May 11, according to OCTA Research.
This is a slight rise from the 24.2 percent rate recorded on May 10, and the rate is nearing the projected 25 percent.
OCTA Research Fellow Dr. Guido David anticipates the peak of the surge to occur within the next one to two weeks.
The nationwide COVID-19 positivity rate rose to 23.1 percent on May 11.
The Department of Health reported 1,940 new COVID-19 cases nationwide on May 11, with 824 in Metro Manila.
Hospital bed occupancy for COVID-19 patients in Metro Manila is now at 28.3 percent.
DOH officer in charge Maria Rosario Vergeire noted that positivity rate is not the sole criterion for assessing the country's COVID-19 situation.
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