Philippines' COVID-19 positivity rate drops below 17%
Metro Manila's weekly COVID-19 positivity rate dropped from 19.9% to 14.6%, with hospital bed occupancy decreasing from 28.8% to 25.5%. Octa Research fellow Guido David expects the positivity rate to fall below 10% next week.
Quezon City's positivity rate decreased to 17.3%, placing it at low risk for transmission, down from 22.2% previously.
Nationwide, the seven-day positivity rate declined to 16.6%, with 898 new cases recorded on Wednesday, bringing total cases to over 4.1 million.
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