(CNN Philippines) Metro Manila — The Philippines is now tagged as “high risk” for COVID-19 as cases rose by 47% nationwide, according to the Department of Health.

“Nationally our case classification is now at high risk,” Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said in an online briefing.

The risk classification is based on the two-week growth rate, wherein a positive growth shows increase in infections, and the average daily attack rate (ADAR).

Vergeire said the average number of COVID-19 cases recorded in the country rose to a 8,695 a day from August 1 to 7, compared to the 6,498 per day recorded from July 25 to 31. More than 7 in every 100,000 people were getting infected every day during this period.

DOH reported that the ADAR was at 7.20 in the first week of August. It is considered high risk once it reaches 7 and above.

Less than two weeks ago, the country was under “moderate” risk. At the start of July, the DOH said said the country is considered under “low risk.”

The health official also sounded the alarm on Metro Manila, Cordillera Administrative Region, Ilocos Region, Cagayan Valley, Calabarzon, Central Visayas, and Northern Mindanao as high risk.

Metro Manila has the highest number of average daily attack rate with 12 to 13 people per 100,000 population getting sick every day. This comes after DOH confirmed that the more transmissible Delta variant has been detected in all 17 localities in the capital region.

Vergeire warned that the number of daily infections could go up further despite the two-week ECQ that will end on Aug. 20. She said it will take two to three weeks after restrictions are lifted to see the full effect of the hard lockdown.