Weekly, daily COVID+ rates going up anew

INDEPENDENT monitoring group OCTA Research revealed Monday that the weekly COVID-19 positivity rate in the National Capital Region ( NCR) spiked to 25.4% as of May 13.

OCTA Research Fellow Guido David, in a tweet, said the positivity rate — or the percentage of people who were found positive for COVID-19 among the total number of individuals tested — in the capital region slightly went up from the 22.7% monitored on May 6.

The daily average of new coronavirus disease cases has increased by 31 percent from May 8 to 14, the Department of Health also reported Monday.

In its latest case bulletin, the DOH recorded 1,773 daily infections which is a 421- case increase from the 1,352 recorded between May 1 to 7. Additionally, there were 12,414 new cases in the recent week.

“High” positivity rates were also reported in several provinces in Luzon while Aklan province recorded a “very high” positivity rate with 56.9%.

“Seven-day positivity rates in NCR and other provinces in Luzon. In NCR it increased slightly from 22.7% to 25.4%. High positivity rates seen in Bataan, Batangas, Benguet, Bulacan, Camarines Sur, Cavite, Isabela, Laguna, Oriental Mindoro, Pampanga, Quezon, Rizal,” David, quoted by GMA News, said.

OCTA further said in the Visayas, Leyte logged a 21% COVID-19 positivity rate, slightly lower than the 21.3% registered on May 6. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the recommended threshold for the COVID-19 positivity rate is 5%.

The Department of Health (DOH) meanwhile reported that the country recorded 12,414 COVID-19 cases last week. From May 8 to 14, the daily average of COVID-19 cases has increased to 1,773, the DOH further said.