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NCR experiences severe COVID-19 outbreak as ADAR rises to 89.42%

The National Capital Region (NCR) is experiencing a "severe outbreak" as its COVID-19 average daily attack rate (ADAR) increased to 89.42% from January 4 to 10.

This is a significant rise from the ADAR of 12.71% recorded between December 28, 2021, and January 3, 2022.

The current ADAR is above the threshold for a severe outbreak, which is defined as more than 75 new cases per 100,000 people per day.

The seven-day positivity rate in the NCR also rose to 48% during the same period.

While the reproduction number decreased slightly to 5.22 from 5.65, it still indicates that the virus transmission is accelerating.

Healthcare utilization in the NCR increased to 57%, up from 27% the previous week.

Intensive care unit (ICU) occupancy also rose to 52% from January 4 to 10, compared to 29% in the preceding week.

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