THE Octa Research Group has recorded a “significant” increase in the coronavirus disease positivity rate in South Cotabato and Misamis Oriental over the past week, its fellow Dr. Guido David said Monday, February 27, 2023.
From 42.8 percent on February 18, David said the Covid-19 positivity rate in South Cotabato went up to 13 percent as of February 25, while from 4.3 percent to 6.5 percent in Misamis Oriental. The Octa also noted an increase in the Covid-19 positivity rate in Batangas, Bulacan, Cavite, Davao del Sur, Iloilo, Pampanga and Pangasinan although it remains under “very low” risk.
In the National Capital Region, the positivity rate had a “negligible decrease” from 1.7 percent on February 18 to 1.6 percent as of February 25.The active cases are at 9,327.SunStar website welcomes friendly debate, but comments posted on this site do not necessarily reflect the views of the SunStar management and its affiliates. SunStar reserves the right to delete, reproduce, or modify comments posted here without notice. Posts that are inappropriate will automatically be deleted.