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Bacolod, Cebu, Iloilo, Mandaue still at 'very high risk' for COVID-19 -- OCTA
COVID-19 cases are decreasing in highly-urbanized cities (HUCs) in Visayas, though they remain at high to very high risk, according to OCTA Research.
As of February 1, Bacolod, Cebu City, Iloilo City, and Mandaue were classified as very high risk.
Lapu Lapu, Ormoc, and Tacloban were categorized as high risk.
Iloilo City recorded the highest average daily attack rate (ADAR) at 64.06%, followed by Lapu Lapu at 39.83%.
Positivity rates for Iloilo City and Bacolod were 35% and 42%, respectively.
Ormoc registered a high positivity rate of 75%, despite a lower ADAR of 9.12%.
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