OCTA: Metro Manila doing better vs COVID-19 than in December 2020

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Individuals line up for Astrazeneca vaccine at Batasan National Highschool in Brgy. Batasan Hills in Quezon City during the last day of the government's three-day vaccine campaign on Dec. 11, 2021.

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MANILA, Philippines — Metro Manila's COVID-19 reproduction rate now stands at 0.35 from November 29 to December 5 this year compared to the 0.92 reproduction rate recorded during that same period last year, the OCTA Research Group said. 

 

The independent pandemic monitor said the capital region's reproduction rate, which refers to the number of persons one positive individual can infect, stood at 1.39 from the week of August 26 to September 1. This is well below the critical level of 1.4.

 

According to OCTA Research fellow Guido David, nearly all indicators have improved this year compared to that period a year ago.

 

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