Philippines’ COVID-19 positivity rate dips to 16.6% | Inquirer

Philippines’ COVID-19 positivity rate dips to 16.6%

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/ 11:24 PM June 07, 2023

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MANILA, Philippines — The seven-day COVID-19 positivity rate nationwide further declined to 16.6 percent on Wednesday, according to Octa Research fellow Dr. Guido David.

The positivity rate fell from 17.2 percent on Tuesday – still on a downward pattern as it had been for the past few weeks, David said in a Twitter post.

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Citing data from the , David also said 898 new COVID-19 infections were recorded in the country, bringing the total cases to more than 4.1 million.

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Of the total new infections, 180 are in Metro Manila.

David further noted that active COVID-19 cases nationwide now total 12,385.

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“Projecting 900 to 1,000 new cases on June 8, 2023,” David added.

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