In observance of the Holy Week, the Philippine News Agency’s online news service will be off on March 29, Good Friday, and March 30, Black Saturday. Normal operations will resume on March 31, Easter Sunday.

— The Editors

NCR Covid-19 positivity rate down to 5%

By Ma. Teresa Montemayor

January 12, 2023, 4:59 pm

MANILA – The positivity rate or the number of people testing positive for the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) in the National Capital Region (NCR) further decreased to 5 percent as of Jan. 10.

The region’s positivity rate a week ago, on Jan. 3, was 7.9 percent.

"The last time the positivity rate was below 5% was on Jun 22, 2022 at the outset of three Covid waves in NCR," OCTA Research Group fellow Dr. Guido David said over Twitter on Thursday.

While positivity rates decreased in most regions in the country, it increased in Isabela from 35.1 to 62.3 percent; Oriental Mindoro from 16.3 percent to 38.5 percent; and Palawan from 22.6 percent to 25.3 percent.

As of Jan. 11, the top five areas with the most number of cases include NCR with 168 cases, and the provinces of Negros Occidental with 25; Rizal with 21; Palawan with 19; Cavite with 17; and Laguna with 17. (PNA)

Comments