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(PNA photo by Avito Dalan) MANILA - The country is now classified high risk for Covid-19 following the increase in cases toward the end of 2021, a health official said Monday. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said the epidemic curve shows the current average daily cases have increased significantly by 570 percent this week - December 27, 2021 to January 2, 2022 - which is seven times higher than in previous weeks. "Nationally we are now at high-risk case classification from low-risk case class in the previous week showing a positive two-week growth rate at 222 percent, and a "moderate risk average daily attack rate of 1.07 case for every 100,000 individuals," Vergeire said in a media forum. Latest data from the Department of Health showed that the island groups are showing signs of increase in cases while the National Capital Region (NCR) shows a sharp uptick in cases in the recent weeks. "Likewise, the NCR is at high-risk case classification showing a h

Department of healthHealth undersecretary maria rosario vergeireNational capital regionUndersecretary maria rosario vergeireNa photo by avito dalan manila the country is now classified high risk for covid 19 following increase in cases toward end of 2021A health official said monday undersecretary maria rosario vergeire the epidemic curve shows current average daily cases have increased significantly by 570 percent this week december 27021 to january 2022 which is seven times higher than in previous weeks quot nationally we are now at high risk case classification from low class the week showinga positive two growth rate 222 percentNda quot moderate risk average daily attack rate of 1 07 case for every 100000 individualsUot vergeire said ina media forum latest data from the department of health showed that island groups are showing signs increase in cases while national capital region ncr showsa sharp uptick recent weeks quot likewiseHe ncr is at high risk case classification showinga one week growth rate and two moderate daily average attack of 5 42 cases per 100000 populationUot vergeire said the health systems capacity in region remains to be under 50 percent utilization while national beds is at low risk with total 18 and intensive care unit 22 five other regions positive one week growth rate two include 4a calabarzonRegion 3Region 9