Misamis Oriental posts ‘high’ COVID-19 positivity rate at 26.8% — OCTA

The COVID-19 positivity rate in Misamis Oriental increased to a “high” level at 26.8% in a span of one week, data from independent monitoring group OCTA Research on Monday showed.

The province’s positivity rate—-or the percentage of people who were found positive for COVID-19 among the total number of individuals tested—-jumped from a “moderate” 17.1% on March 18, to 26.8% on March 25, according to OCTA Research fellow Dr. Guido David.

Upticks were also logged in other provinces like Batangas, Bulacan, Cebu, Davao del Sur, Laguna, and Negros Occidental.

The National Capital Region’s (NCR) positivity rate, meanwhile, remained at 3.2% during the same period.

The Philippines on Sunday registered 227 new COVID-19 cases, which brought the active cases up to 8,611.

Most cases in the last 14 days were still recorded in the NCR at 657.

It was followed by the Davao region with 311, northern Mindanao with 260, Calabarzon with 249, and Soccsksargen with 179. — Giselle Ombay/RSJ, GMA Integrated News