From a risk classification of “severe outbreak” last week, Metro Manila is now at a “high risk” level for COVID-19, based on the internationally-developed COVID Act Now indicators used by OCTA Research Group.
From a risk classification of “severe outbreak” last week, Metro Manila is now at a “high risk” level for coronavirus disease , based on the internationally-developed COVID Act Now indicators used by OCTA Research Group.
OCTA’s monitoring showed that Metro Manila’s average daily cases from Jan. 19 to 25 have decreased to 6,280–from 15,782 cases from Jan. 12 to 18. Moreover, the region’s reproduction number or infection rate was down to 0.71 from 2.06–which confirms a downward trend in new and active cases. David on Tuesday evening, Jan. 25, projected that daily cases in Metro Manila will further go down to 500 by Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14.