NCR's COVID reproduction number drops to 0.85

The COVID-19 reproduction number in NCR dropped to 0.85 as of October 2, down from 0.98 a week ago.

OCTA fellow Dr. Guido David noted that the positivity rate also decreased to 17%, with an average of about 3,600 new cases per day.

Despite this improvement, ICU occupancy in NCR remains high at over 70%.

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