OCTA: Cagayan de Oro, Davao City, Iloilo City see COVID-19 case surge

The OCTA Research Group reported a significant increase in COVID-19 cases in Cagayan de Oro, Davao City, and Iloilo City over the past week.

Iloilo City saw a 99% increase in new cases with 58 infections reported, while Cagayan de Oro and Davao City experienced weekly increases of 52% and 36%, respectively.

Zamboanga City recorded the highest number of new infections at 158 cases, though its growth rate was only 4%.

In Metro Manila, the average daily attack rate was 9.91 per 100,000 people between May 11 to 17, and Puerto Princesa City had a weekly positivity rate of 87% as of May 16.

Most local government units within the NCR bubble, including Bulacan, Rizal, Laguna, and Cavite, are experiencing a downward trend in new COVID-19 cases.

The national reproduction number for COVID-19 in the Philippines was 0.80 over the past week, with the NCR's reproduction number at 0.54.

The country's seven-day average of new cases is currently 5,834, an 11% decrease from the previous week.

As of May 18, the Philippines has a total of 1,154,388 COVID-19 cases, with 1,082,725 recoveries and 19,372 deaths reported by the Department of Health.