(BusinessWorld) THE PHILIPPINE capital and nearby cities are now at low risk from the coronavirus, as the country reported fewer than 5,000 coronavirus infections for the third straight day.
“As predicted two weeks ago, the National Capital Region improved to low risk as of Feb. 9,” OCTA Research Group fellow Fredegusto P. David tweeted late Wednesday.
He said Metro Manila’s coronavirus reproduction number on Feb. 3 to 9 declined to 0.25 from 0.41 a week earlier.
The virus positivity rate in the region has fallen to 9.1% from 15%, which is considered low but still above the 5% threshold set by the World Health Organization (WHO). The average daily attack rate also fell to a moderate 6.67 for 100,000 people from 17.83.
Mr. David said the capital region’s hospital use rate had improved to 29.6% from 37%.
The capital region is under Alert Level 2 until Feb. 15. The government is set to announce the virus alert level before the end of the week.
The Philippines posted 4,575 coronavirus infections on Thursday, bringing the total to 3.63 million, the Department of Health (DoH) said in a bulletin. The death toll from the virus hit 54,783 after 94 more patients died, while recoveries rose by 7,504 to 3.48 million… Read More
