OCTA research group reports that Metro Manila’s new COVID-19 cases exceed the positivity rate of 5% which is the threshold of the World Health Organization.
OCTA Research Fello Guido David said that the increase in cases may not just be due to the holidays.
“New cases in the country are projected to hit 1,200 by December 29, 2021, with at least 400 in the NCR,” David said on Twitter.
“There is now concern that this is not just a holiday uptick. Please be advised that the situation is changing in the NCR and we must now be very mindful of minimum public health standards,” he added.
OCTA added that the increase in positivity rate means there’s a serious increase in cases.
The Philippines has so far detected four Omicron variant cases based on the latest genome sequencing run.
