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NCR COVID-19 reproduction rate down to 0.61 —OCTA
The COVID-19 reproduction number in the National Capital Region (NCR) has dropped to 0.61 for the week of October 2 to 8, indicating a slowdown in virus transmission, according to OCTA Research.
This is lower than the 0.83 reproduction number recorded from September 25 to October 1.
The seven-day average of new COVID-19 cases in NCR is now 2,140, a decrease from 3,627 in the previous week.
The daily attack rate of the virus per 100,000 in NCR is 15.32, which is still considered high but lower than the previous rate of 25.97.
The one-week growth rate of new COVID-19 cases in NCR improved to -41%, and the positivity rate declined to 13%.
The NCR remains under Alert Level 4 until October 15 as part of the pilot implementation of the new alert level system.
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