Metro Manila might be a 'low risk' for COVID-19 by the end of October

By Andrea Trina B. Boqueo

OCTA Research Group said that Metro Manila might be rated as "low risk" for COVID-19 by the end of the month. According to Guido David, the number of virus cases in the capital region has peaked, with a seven-day average of 2,000.

“Maybe by end of October, NCR could be classified as low risk, based on our criteria. We're not seeing any threatening variant of concern that can enter our country. So I think this trend will continue until Christmas.” he told ABS-CBN's Teleradyo.

As of now, Metro Manila has a 0.6 percent COVID-19 reproductive number, or the number of persons infected by a single virus patient, and a positive rate of 13%.

The Department of Health also reported a decrease of new infections in the capital region, which has a population of over 13.5 million people.

“We might tally 4-digits in terms of new COVID-19 cases within this week, less than 10,000 cases on average. Right now, our 7-day nationwide average is still in the 11,000 range.”

Last week, the Philippines recorded daily virus cases less than 10,000 for two straight days.

Source: ABS-CBN News

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