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Metro Manila’s COVID-19 positivity rate hits 26% as of May 17 – Octa Research
Metro Manila's COVID-19 positivity rate reached 26% as of May 17, an increase from the previous week but still significantly higher than the World Health Organization's ideal threshold of 5%.
OCTA Research fellow Dr. Guido David noted that hospital occupancy in the National Capital Region (NCR) increased slightly from 28% to 30% between May 10 and May 17, while ICU occupancy rose from 23% to 25% over the same period.
Nationwide, the COVID-19 positivity rate was 24.1% as of May 18, with the Department of Health (DOH) reporting 2,014 new infections, including 746 in Metro Manila.
The previous day's nationwide positivity rate was 23.8%.
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