OCTA: Five Metro Manila cities now at low risk for COVID-19

People queue to receive COVID-19 vaccine at a drugstore along Bayan-Bayan Ave. in Marikina City during the pilot implementation of the government’s “Resbakuna sa mga Botika” program on Jan. 20, 2022.

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MANILA, Philippines — The cities of Caloocan, Pateros, Navotas, Taguig, and Marikina are now classified as being at low-risk for COVID-19 transmission, independent pandemic monitor OCTA Research said Tuesday. 

In a series of tweets, OCTA Research fellow Guido David said that reproduction numbers and healthcare utilization rates were in "very low risk" category which ultimately led to the low-risk classification overall. 

The five cities all have reproduction numbers of 0.41 or lower. Reproduction number reflects the number of people one COVID-positive individual can infect. The cities also have healthcare utilization of 20% or less.

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