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National COVID positivity rate at 8.8 pct: OCTA

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<figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2589919" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><p>The national COVID-19 positivity rate or the percentage of tests turning out positive for the virus has increased to 8.8 percent as of April 20, Thursday, OCTA Research said Friday. </p><p>In his Twitter account, OCTA Research fellow Dr. Guido David said the Department of Health reported 530 new cases and 1 deaths (1 in NCR), including 1441 recoveries and 7340 active cases. </p><p>He said there were 185 cases in the National Capital Region, 33 in Davao del Sur and 27 in Cebu. &quot;Projecting 500-600 new cases on 4.21.23,&quot; he added. </p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Apr 20 2023 DOH reported 530 new cases, 1 deaths (1 in NCR) 1441 recoveries 7340 active cases. 8.8% nationwide positivity rate. 185 cases in NCR, 33 in Davao del Sur, 27 in Cebu. Projecting 500-600 new cases on 4.21.23 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/COVID19?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#COVID19</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/covid?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#covid</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/dzbb?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@dzbb</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/DZAR1026?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DZAR1026</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/ali_sotto?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ali_sotto</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/dwiz882?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@dwiz882</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/NewsRmn?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NewsRmn</a> <a href="https://t.co/fuosXKXyHc">pic.twitter.com/fuosXKXyHc</a></p>— Dr. Guido David (@iamguidodavid) <a href="https://twitter.com/iamguidodavid/status/1649008254608109570?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 20, 2023</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>In an interview with TeleRadyo, David said COVID positivity rate in Metro Manila is currently at 8.4 percent. </p><p>&quot;Many other areas nagsisimula na rin tumaas like Cebu province, we are starting to see an increase in positivity rate,&quot; he said. </p><p>He said the current positivity rate is not that high, noting that positivity rates increased at least 3 times in between June-December 2022, with the highest positivity rate at 20 percent. </p><p>&quot;The 8.8 percent now is not that high but it doesn&#x27;t mean we should be complacent. It is Not a cause for alarm,&quot; he said. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/video/news/04/19/23/kailan-dapat-magpaturok-ng-ika-2-covid-19-booster">Kailan dapat magpaturok ng ika-2 COVID-19 booster?</a></li></ul><p>He encouraged seniors and those with co-morbidities to continue wearing masks. </p><p>He said the rise in COVID-19 infections could be attributed to complacency and decrease in observation of health and safety protocols and waning immunity. </p><p>He said the health community is also on the lookout for new Covid-19 variant Arcturus, which caused a surge in COVID cases in India. David said early reports showed the new variant is affecting children and teens, with some patients showing symptoms of conjunctivitis - or pink eye.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2584271" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

The national COVID-19 positivity rate or the percentage of tests turning out positive for the virus has increased to 8.8 percent as of April 20, Thursday, OCTA Research said Friday. 