MANILA, Philippines 鈥� Misamis Oriental鈥檚 COVID-19 positivity rate jacked up to 26.8 percent which is considered 鈥渉igh,鈥� independent analytics group Octa Research said on Monday.
In a Twitter post, Octa Research fellow Guido David said that Misamis Oriental鈥檚 positivity rate rose from 17.1 percent on March 18 to 26.8 percent on March 25.
7-day positivity rate in NCR remained flat at 3.2% (low) as of March 25 2023. Slight increases were noted in many provinces. Misamis Oriental positivity rate increased from 17.1% (moderate) to 26.8% (high).
鈥� Dr. Guido David (@iamguidodavid)
The province鈥檚 COVID-19 positivity rate is more than five times higher than the 5-percent threshold set by the World Health Organization.
Meanwhile, Metro Manila鈥檚 COVID-19 positivity rate was stagnant at 3.2 percent, said David.
The following are the COVID-19 positivity rates of other major provinces in the country as of March 25:
Batangas 鈥� 1.9 percent
Bulacan 鈥� 1.7 percent
Cavite 鈥� 2.5 percent
Cebu 鈥� 2.8 percent
Davao del Sur 鈥� 6 percent
Iloilo 鈥� 0.7 percent
Laguna 鈥� 3.1 percent
Negros Occidental 鈥� 2.3 percent
Pampanga 鈥� 2 percent
Pangasinan 鈥� 1.8 percent
South Cotabato 鈥� 9.3 percent
Zamboanga del Sur 鈥� 0.7 percent
The nationwide positivity rate, on the other hand, was at 3.7 percent on March 26, David said.
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