MANILA – The OCTA Research Group reported on Tuesday that the coronavirus positivity rate in the National Capital Region (NCR) has declined to 4.9 percent for the first time since Dec. 26, 2021.
OCTA Research fellow Guido David stated in a tweet that the positivity rate of NCR or the number of people who test positive for Covid-19 in a certain area, is lower than the 5 percent level recommended by the World Health Organization prior to the Omicron variant wave.
“NCR remained at low risk (for Covid-19) as of February 21, 2022 as the average daily attack rate decreased to 2.85 percent, while the reproduction number was stable at 0.21, very low, and the healthcare utilization rate remained at 25 percent, very low,” David said.
The growth rate in the region is -28 percent.
Its nearby provinces, Batangas, Cavite, Laguna, and Rizal, remained at low risk for Covid-19, but Quezon improved to very low risk.
The positivity rate in Batangas is 6 percent; Cavite, 9 percent; Laguna, 6 percent; Rizal, 7 percent; and Quezon 3 percent.
The total number of new coronavirus cases in the country has dropped, with 1,427 infections recorded on February 21.
So far, this is the lowest number of daily infections recorded in the country this year.
