The weekly COVID-19 positivity rate in the National Capital Region has already surpassed the 20% benchmark as of May 3, according to OCTA Research.
This was confirmed by OCTA Research Fellow Dr. Guido David in a Twitter post, saying that the NCR 7-day testing positivity rate was reported at 20.4% as of May 3 from the 14% logged on April 26.
David noted that the last time it was above 20% was back on January 29, 2022, during the surge of the Omicron BA.2.
NCR 7-day testing positivity rate was 20.4% as of May 3 2023, from 14% on Apr 26. The last time it was above 20% was on Jan 29 2022 during the Omicron BA.2 surge. Hospital occupancy increased slightly to 25.5% #Covid #COVID19 #Arcturus @dzbb @DZAR1026 @ali_sotto @wengsalvacion pic.twitter.com/Y0DwzqzC6A
— Dr. Guido David (@iamguidodavid) May 4, 2023
In an interview with dzRH, Guido said they are projecting that the positivity rate — the percentage of people who were found positive for COVID-19 — in Metro Manila would go as high as 25% for the month of May.
“Hospital occupancy increased slightly to 25.5%," David added.
On Thursday, the Philippines logged 1,190 new COVID-19 cases with the active tally rising to 8,371. It was the highest number of new cases in the past three days.
