NCR Covid-19 positivity rate may peak to 25% in 1-2 weeks

FILE: Passengers crowd the doors of public utility buses during the rush hour along Quirino Highway in Fairview, Quezon City on Monday (July 25, 2022). The Department of Transportation has ordered transport operators to deploy 90 percent of their public utility vehicles to ensure that there is sufficient public transport amid the increase in passenger demand. (PNA photo by Ben Briones)

MANILA – The positivity rate or the number of people testing positive for coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) in the National Capital Region (NCR) has reached 24.2 percent as of May 9.

OCTA Research Group fellow Guido David tweeted on Wednesday that over 25 percent positivity rate in the NCR “is almost a given at this time”.

“We still expect the peak to happen within one to two weeks,” he said.

The region’s positivity rate was 19.7 percent on May 2.

The nationwide positivity is 22.4 percent as the country logged 1,476 new cases and 1,2706 active cases on May 10.

David said the daily average of new Covid-19 cases is projected to be between 1,900 and 2,100 on May 11.