DOH: NCR COVID cases plateauing
The DOH reported on Friday that COVID cases in the National Capital Region (NCR) are plateauing.
Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire stated that while there was a slight uptick last week, case numbers decreased after a few days.
OCTA Research noted for the first time since testing began, NCR's positivity rate dropped to 2%, meeting CDC and WHO benchmarks.
OCTA also reported a decrease in new cases and reproduction number below 1, indicating slowing transmission.
Based on current trends, OCTA projects that NCR may de-escalate to Alert Level 1 by December if the trend continues.
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