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COVID-19 cases sa bansa, aabot sa 1 milyon bago matapos ang Abril, ayon sa OCTA Research
The Philippines is projected to surpass 1 million total COVID-19 cases by the end of April, according to OCTA Research.
Despite a slowdown in Metro Manila due to restrictions, infections nationwide saw a 20% increase in the past week.
As of Sunday, the country had 795,051 COVID-19 infections, with 646,100 recoveries and 13,425 deaths.
The reproduction number in Metro Manila has decreased to 1.61 but is expected to fall further with the extension of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ).
The extended ECQ, which will last until April 11, aims to bring the reproduction number down to 1 or close to it, indicating a slowing transmission rate.
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