Dr. Alethea De Guzman, medical specialist at the DOH Epidemiology Bureau, explained that COVID-19 cases in Metro Manila, Laguna, Rizal, Bulacan and Cavite continue to follow a downward trend and are even fewer compared to the beginning of the enhanced community quarantine imposed in March.In Metro Manila, the average daily cases from May 11 to 17 is 1,417 — a considerable drop after infections peaked at 5,325 from March 30 to April 5.
These regions include the Zamboanga Peninsula, Western Visayas, Mimaropa, Caraga, Northern Mindanao, Soccsksargen, Bicol, Davao, Eastern Visayas, and the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.