MANILA - The number of Covid-19 cases in the National Capital Region continues to decrease, with a minus 42 percent growth rate as of last week. During a televised public briefing on Monday, Dr. Guido David, OCTA Research Group member, noted the decline was also observed in Bulacan, Cavite, and Rizal. "Iyong daily attack rate natin ay nasa 61 na lang per 100,000 so mukhang mataas pa rin iyan kaya sinasabi naman natin na high risk pa rin (Our daily rate is at 61 per 100,000 [individuals] so it still looks high, and we say it's still high risk)," David said. NCR's average daily attack rate was previously over 100. "Iyong positivity rate natin, wala akong datos nito sa ngayon, pero sa pagka-intindi ko or extrapolation namin, baka nasa 40 percent na lang (Our positivity rate, I don't have data at the moment, but our extrapolation is, it might be at 40 percent only)," he said. If the current trend in the NCR continues, David said the region might experience a
MANILA - The number of Covid-19 cases in the National Capital Region continues to decrease, with a minus 42 percent growth rate as of last week. During a televised public briefing on Monday, Dr. Guido David, OCTA Research Group member, noted the decline was also observed in Bulacan, Cavite, and Rizal. "Iyong daily attack rate natin ay nasa 61 na lang per 100,000 so mukhang mataas pa rin iyan kaya sinasabi naman natin na high risk pa rin (Our daily rate is at 61 per 100,000 [individuals] so it still looks high, and we say it's still high risk)," David said. NCR's average daily attack rate was previously over 100. "Iyong positivity rate natin, wala akong datos nito sa ngayon, pero sa pagka-intindi ko or extrapolation namin, baka nasa 40 percent na lang (Our positivity rate, I don't have data at the moment, but our extrapolation is, it might be at 40 percent only)," he said. If the current trend in the NCR continues, David said the region might experience a