Covid rate in NCR lowest in 4 months

(UPDATE) THE Covid-19 positivity rate in the National Capital Region (NCR) or Metro Manila last November 2 was 8.9 percent, the lowest in four months, the independent monitoring firm OCTA Research said.

OCTA fellow Dr. Guido David said the rate was significantly lower than the 10.7 percent on October 26.

  

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David said the rate translates to an average of 210 confirmed cases a day.

"With the numbers going down, we're hoping our holidays will be brighter," he said in Filipino during a briefing on Monday.

What is even more encouraging is that the decline is not happening in Metro Manila alone "but also in other provinces. It's dwindling in the whole Philippines."

He noted that the seven-day average in the NCR also went down from 411 to 269.

This is equivalent to an average daily attack rate (ADAR) of 1.87 per 100,000 population.

ADAR shows the average incidence of new cases within a specific period per 100,000 people.

"Hopefully this will continue until the end of November, we're already below 500," David said.

He attributed the decline to the public's increased awareness in protecting themselves against the virus, particularly continuing to wear masks despite the government's relaxed policy on mask wearing indoors and outdoors.

"Based on our informal survey, I think 85 percent said they will continue to wear face masks when indoors. So, I think the relaxed policy will not affect the number of positive cases so much," he said.