Anti-CoVID-19 Pandemic

PH Covid-19 positivity rate drops to 3.3% as of Aug. 16

PH Covid-19 positivity rate drops to 3.3% as of Aug. 16

August 17, 2023, 3:16 pm

MANILA – The country's positivity rate or the number of people testing positive for the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) went down to 3.3 percent as of Aug. 16. Over Twitter on Thursday, OCTA Research Group fellow Dr. Guido David said the figure was a slight decrease from the 3.4 positivity… Read More

PH Covid positivity rate stands at 3.5% as of Aug 11

PH Covid positivity rate stands at 3.5% as of Aug 11

August 12, 2023, 9:11 am

MANILA – The country's positivity rate, or the number of people testing positive for the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), stood at 3.5 percent as of Aug. 11. Over Twitter on Saturday, OCTA Research Group fellow Dr. Guido David said the figure was the same as the positivity rate during the… Read More

PH logs lowest new Covid-19 cases in past 4 months

PH logs lowest new Covid-19 cases in past 4 months

August 9, 2023, 12:35 pm

MANILA – The country has recorded 95 new cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), the lowest tally in the past four months. Over Twitter on Tuesday night, OCTA Research Group fellow Dr. Guido David reported that the figure brought the total Covid-19 cases to 4,160,455 nationwide, with… Read More

Daily average of new Covid-19 cases down by 25%

Daily average of new Covid-19 cases down by 25%

August 7, 2023, 7:01 pm

MANILA – The country’s daily average of new coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases declined by 25 percent from July 31 to Aug. 6, the Department of Health (DOH) reported Monday. In its latest case bulletin, the agency recorded 140 daily infections, a decline of 46 cases from the 186… Read More

PH positivity rate slightly dips to 3.5% as of Aug. 4

PH positivity rate slightly dips to 3.5% as of Aug. 4

August 5, 2023, 11:20 am

MANILA – The country's positivity rate, or the number of people testing positive for the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), has slightly decreased to 3.5 percent as of August 4. Over Twitter on Saturday, OCTA Research Group fellow Dr. Guido David noted a 0.4-percent decline from last week's… Read More

NCR Covid-19 positivity rate down to 2.7% - OCTA

NCR Covid-19 positivity rate down to 2.7% - OCTA

July 31, 2023, 11:23 am

MANILA – The positivity rate for Covid-19 in the National Capital Region (NCR) decreased to 2.7 percent as of July 29, lower than the 3.3 percent reported a week before, OCTA Research Group Fellow Dr. Guido David said on Monday. “Low positivity rates (were) measured in Bulacan (3.2 percent),… Read More

Daily average of new Covid-19 cases down by 14%

Daily average of new Covid-19 cases down by 14%

July 25, 2023, 3:34 pm

MANILA – The country’s daily average of new coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases declined by 14 percent from July 17 to 23, the Department of Health (DOH) reported Tuesday. In its latest case bulletin, the agency recorded 239 daily infections, a decline of 38 cases from the 277 recorded… Read More

NCR positivity rate slightly declines to 4% - OCTA

NCR positivity rate slightly declines to 4% - OCTA

July 18, 2023, 12:40 pm

MANILA – The positivity rate for Covid-19 in the National Capital Region (NCR) has decreased to 4 percent as of July 17. OCTA Research Group Fellow Dr. Guido David on Monday night said that the NCR’s positivity rate the week prior is 4.2 percent. “Low positivity rates measured in Bulacan… Read More

PH daily average of new Covid cases down by 23%

PH daily average of new Covid cases down by 23%

July 17, 2023, 7:55 pm

MANILA – The country’s daily average of new Covid-19 cases declined by 23 percent from July 10 to 16, the Department of Health (DOH) reported Monday. In its latest case bulletin, the agency recorded 277 daily infections, a decline of 82 cases from the 359 recorded between July 3 to 9. A total… Read More

PH positivity rate dips to 5.6% as of July 15

PH positivity rate dips to 5.6% as of July 15

July 16, 2023, 11:22 am

MANILA – The country's positivity rate, or the number of people testing positive for the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), has decreased to 5.6 percent as of July 15. Over Twitter on Saturday night, OCTA Research Group fellow Dr. Guido David noted the figure was a 0.8-percent decline from… Read More

PH logs 814 new cases of Omicron subvariants

PH logs 814 new cases of Omicron subvariants

July 12, 2023, 4:28 pm

MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) has detected 814 additional cases of the highly transmissible Omicron subvariants. In its latest coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) biosurveillance report released Wednesday, the DOH noted that 850 samples were sequenced by the University of the… Read More

PH detects over 1K new cases of Omicron subvariants

PH detects over 1K new cases of Omicron subvariants

July 7, 2023, 6:13 pm

MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) has detected 1,382 new cases of the highly transmissible Omicron subvariants. In its latest coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) biosurveillance report released Friday, the department noted that 1,468 samples were sequenced by the Baguio General Hospital… Read More

Positivity rate in NCR may rise as high as 25%: OCTA

Positivity rate in NCR may rise as high as 25%: OCTA

May 5, 2023, 5:40 pm

MANILA – The positivity rate or the number of people testing positive for Covid-19 in the National Capital Region (NCR) may reach 25 percent, the OCTA Research Group said Friday. In a televised public briefing, OCTA Research Group fellow Dr. Guido David said the positivity rate in the NCR has… Read More

3.7K healthcare facilities offer Covid-19 vaccination

3.7K healthcare facilities offer Covid-19 vaccination

January 17, 2023, 4:36 pm

MANILA – Vaccination against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) is offered at more than 3,000 healthcare facilities nationwide. In a media briefing Tuesday, Department of Health officer-in-charge Maria Rosario Vergeire said that local government units have decided to integrate Covid-19… Read More

PH daily average of new Covid cases down by 6% as of Jan. 15

PH daily average of new Covid cases down by 6% as of Jan. 15

January 16, 2023, 6:27 pm

MANILA – The country’s daily average of new coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases went down by 6 percent from Jan. 9 to 15, the Department of Health (DOH) said Monday. In its latest case bulletin, the DOH noted the daily infections decreased to 419 in the recent week from 447 infections… Read More

NCR Covid-19 positivity rate dips to 3.7%

NCR Covid-19 positivity rate dips to 3.7%

January 16, 2023, 1:13 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 dropped to 3.7 percent as of Jan. 14. The region’s positivity rate a week ago, on Jan. 7, was 5.8 percent. "Low positivity rates also… Read More

PH daily average of new Covid-19 cases down by 39%

PH daily average of new Covid-19 cases down by 39%

January 2, 2023, 8:35 pm

MANILA – The daily average of new coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases decreased by 39 percent from Dec. 26, 2022 to Jan. 1, the Department of Health (DOH) said Monday. From 813 daily infections recorded from Dec. 19 to 25, 2022, the number went down to 494 in the recent week. The latest… Read More

Daily average of new Covid-19 cases down by 25%

Daily average of new Covid-19 cases down by 25%

December 26, 2022, 5:15 pm

MANILA – The daily average of new coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases has decreased by 25 percent from Dec. 19 to 25, the Department of Health (DOH) said Monday. From 1,082 per day recorded from Dec. 12 to 18, the number went down to 813 daily in the recent week. The latest case bulletin… Read More

NCR Covid-19 positivity rate down to 11.5%

NCR Covid-19 positivity rate down to 11.5%

December 26, 2022, 2:45 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 11.5 percent as of Dec. 24. The region’s positivity rate a week ago, on Dec. 17, was 13.9 percent. "In Luzon, significant… Read More

NCR Covid positivity rate dips to 13.9% as of Dec. 17

NCR Covid positivity rate dips to 13.9% as of Dec. 17

December 19, 2022, 9:26 am

MANILA – The positivity rate or the number of people testing positive for the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) in the National Capital Region (NCR) decreased to 13.9 percent as of Dec. 17. OCTA Research Group fellow Dr. Guido David on Monday said the figure is a 0.5-point decrease from 14.4… Read More