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Metro Manila's COVID-19 reproduction number drops further to 1.25; growth rate at 3% -- OCTA
The COVID-19 reproduction number in Metro Manila has further decreased to 1.25, according to independent research group OCTA.
The National Capital Region (NCR) now averages 5,710 daily COVID-19 cases with a growth rate of 3 percent.
The daily attack rate per 100,000 population rose to 41.66 from the previous 38.24.
The NCR has not yet peaked, but there is hope that it may happen in one to two weeks.
The region's positivity rate remained high at 25 percent, significantly above the WHO's ideal rate of 5 percent.
Metro Manila began a two-week pilot implementation of the Alert Levels System on Thursday, September 16, and was placed under Alert Level 4 due to high case counts and significant utilization of hospital and ICU beds.
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