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Rapid rise in new COVID-19 cases seen in Laoag, Mariveles, Lapu-Lapu —OCTA
The OCTA Research group flagged a rapid increase in new COVID-19 cases in Mariveles, Laoag City, and Lapu-Lapu City from July 11 to 17.
Mariveles, Bataan recorded 66 new cases, an increase from 21, with a reproduction number of 1.83, and is considered "very high risk".
Laoag City saw its new COVID-19 cases soar to 46 from 25, with a reproduction number of 2.07.
Lapu-Lapu City's new cases climbed to 50 from 31, with a reproduction number of 1.63, and had been previously flagged for rising cases.
Davao City, Iloilo City, Bacolod, General Santos, and Baguio City are also identified as high-risk areas.
The National Capital Region (NCR) and Cebu City are classified as moderate-risk areas.
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