DOH: Metro Manila at moderate risk for COVID-19, but hospital utilization remains low

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A long queue of commuters wait for rides along Ortigas Extension in Cainta and Taytay, Rizal on Wednesday morning, Sept. 14, 2022.

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MANILA, Philippines — Metro Manila is now deemed “moderate risk” for COVID-19 following an increase in the number of infections, the Department of Health said Friday.

 

The risk level in 11 of the capital region’s 17 local government units is moderate, Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire, health officer-in-charge, said in a briefing.

 

Vergeire reported that the positivity rate in Metro Manila rose to 16.4%. The positivity rate — or the percentage of infected people out of all tested — should remain below 5% to ensure the spread of the virus is under control.

 

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