Philippine COVID-19 positivity rate rises to 14.3%
The Philippines' COVID-19 positivity rate rose to 14.3%, with Metro Manila's weekly positivity rate increasing to 14.3% from 9% a week ago.
Despite the high positivity rate, hospitalization levels remain low at 22%. OCTA Research reported 858 new cases and 525 recoveries on Friday.
The projected number of new cases for Saturday is between 1,000 to 1,200. Active infections nationwide rose to 5,293 with over half in Luzon.
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