MANILA, Philippines — Metro Manila is now at high-risk for COVID-19 transmission as its positivity rate has further increased to 28.03 percent, Dr. Guido David, a fellow at independent monitoring group OCTA Research said in a Twitter post on Saturday. The seven-day average positivity rate in Metro Manila increased from 1.15 percent recorded in the previous week to 12.94 percent, David said. FEATURED STORIESREAD: OCTA: PH may see 4,000 new COVID-19 cases on New Year’s Day“With the increase in positivity rate, NCR is now classified as high risk,” he added. As of Dec. 31, Bulacan, Laguna, Cavite, and Rizal were all under moderate risk level for COVID-19 transmission with critical levels of infection rate. ADVERTISEMENTIn an earlier statement, David also said that Metro Manila’s reproduction number increased to 4.05.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer January 01, 2022 22:50 UTC