(PNA photo by Joey Razon) MANILA - The number of new Covid-19 cases nationwide has declined by 34 percent in the recent week, a health official said Monday. "Our epidemic curve shows that the recent cases per day are already lower than the lowest numbers after the April 2021 peak at 4,982 cases," Department of Health (DOH) Epidemiology Bureau OIC-Director Dr. Alethea de Guzman said in an online media forum. The average daily reported cases for the week of Nov. 23 to Nov. 29 is 896 or 34 percent lower than the recorded 1,353 cases from November 16 to 22. The top five regions with the most number of new cases are the National Capital Region (NCR) with 161 cases; Region 4-A (Calabarzon), 351 cases; Region 2, 76; Region 7, 75; and Region 6, 52. The top five areas with the most number of new cases are Negros Oriental with 48; Zamboanga City, 34; Quezon City, 28; Isabela, 27; and Manila 25. In the NCR, latest data from the DOH showed that the average daily cases are lower than the
(PNA photo by Joey Razon) MANILA - The number of new Covid-19 cases nationwide has declined by 34 percent in the recent week, a health official said Monday. "Our epidemic curve shows that the recent cases per day are already lower than the lowest numbers after the April 2021 peak at 4,982 cases," Department of Health (DOH) Epidemiology Bureau OIC-Director Dr. Alethea de Guzman said in an online media forum. The average daily reported cases for the week of Nov. 23 to Nov. 29 is 896 or 34 percent lower than the recorded 1,353 cases from November 16 to 22. The top five regions with the most number of new cases are the National Capital Region (NCR) with 161 cases; Region 4-A (Calabarzon), 351 cases; Region 2, 76; Region 7, 75; and Region 6, 52. The top five areas with the most number of new cases are Negros Oriental with 48; Zamboanga City, 34; Quezon City, 28; Isabela, 27; and Manila 25. In the NCR, latest data from the DOH showed that the average daily cases are lower than the