OCTA Research fellow Dr. Guido David said that the Covid-19 positivity rate in Metro Manila has decreased to 16.4 percent, which could be an indication that the current wave of infections has already peaked.
In an update on Twitter on Sunday, Aug. 14, David noted that the central region’s weekly positivity rate has decreased from 17.5 percent on Aug. 6, to 1.6.4 percent on Aug. 12.
In a Laging Handa public briefing on Aug. 8, the OCTA fellow said that the current Covid-19 wave in the Philippines had started in June.
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