Several provinces in Luzon have been observed to have slight increases in COVID-19 positivity rates over the past week, OCTA Research fellow Guido David said on Monday.
David said that the upticks in positivity rate — or percentage of people who were found positive for COVID-19 among the total number of individuals tested— were found in the provinces of Batangas, Isabela, Tarlac, and Zambales.
From July 22 to July 29, the positivity rate in Isabela went up from 11.2% to 14.7%. It inched from 10% to 12% in Tarlac; 5.8% to 7% in Zambales; and 3.5% to 5.4% in Batangas.
The National Capital Region, however, maintained a “low” positivity rate, further dipping from 3.3% to 2.7% during the same period.
Bulacan, Cavite, La Union, Pampanga, Quezon, and Rizal also all had a low positivity rate as of July 29.
The entire Philippines on Sunday logged 167 new COVID-19 cases, the lowest daily tally in five days, bringing the country’s total to 4,172,920.
Total recoveries increased by 269 cases to 4,101,900, while the death toll increased by 10 fatalities to 66,592.
The National Capital Region was the region with the most new COVID-19 cases in the last 14 days with 569, followed by Central Luzon with 381; Calabarzon with 343; Ilocos Region with 248; and Western Visayas with 207.
Among cities and provinces, Quezon City had the most new COVID-19 cases in the last 14 days with 121, followed by Ilocos Norte with 111; Laguna with 99; Cavite with 96; and Cagayan with 95.
The COVID-19 bed occupancy rate is 14.5%, with 3,436 occupied and 20,209 vacant. Among the occupied beds, 2,322 are ICU beds — RSJ, GMA Integrated News
