Manila Bulletin
All LGUs in Metro Manila now 'low risk' for COVID -- OCTA
All local government units (LGUs) in the National Capital Region (NCR) are experiencing a downward trend in COVID-19 cases and are now considered at low risk, according to OCTA Research.
All 17 LGUs in the NCR have a COVID-19 reproduction number below 0.9, indicating a continued decline in infections.
Navotas City has been specifically classified as very low risk for COVID-19, with a reproduction number of 0.27.
The reproduction number for most LGUs is around 0.5 to 0.6.
The positivity rate in NCR decreased to 5 percent, and the seven-day average of new COVID-19 cases decreased by 14 percent to 810.
The region's average daily attack rate (ADAR) fell to 5.72 percent per 100,000 people, with healthcare utilization at 30 percent and intensive care unit utilization at zero for Navotas City.
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