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Metro Manila's COVID-19 positivity rate down to 11.6 pct - OCTA

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Commuters try to catch a ride in Cubao, Quezon City on June 6, 2023. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/news/06/13/20230606-commuters-rain-cubao-jc-3.jpg"/><figcaption>Commuters try to catch a ride in Cubao, Quezon City on June 6, 2023. <em>Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — The weekly COVID-19 positivity rate in Metro Manila decreased to 11.6 percent as of June 10, according to pandemic monitor OCTA Research.</p><p>OCTA Research fellow Dr. Guido David said the capital region&#x27;s positivity rate was 16.7 percent on June 3.</p><p>Positivity rate refers to the percentage of COVID-19 tests that come out positive.</p><p>The World Health Organization recommends a 5-percent threshold for COVID-19 positivity rate.</p><p>&quot;At this time, with about 10 percent positivity [rate], it&#x27;s relatively safe na,&quot; David told TeleRadyo Tuesday.</p><p>But he warned the unvaccinated are still at higher risk of getting severe COVID-19.</p><p>In Luzon, positivity rates went up in Cagayan, Camarines Sur, La Union, Oriental Mindoro, Pampanga and Tarlac, David said. Other provinces had a decrease in positivity rate.</p><p>Meanwhile, positivity rates dropped in many parts of the Visayas and Mindanao, except for Aklan, Negros Occidental and South Cotabato.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/06/12/23/philippines-logs-6630-covid-19-cases-from-june-5-11">Philippines logs 6,630 COVID-19 cases from June 5-11</a></li></ul><p>The Department of Health previously said it does not consider the positivity rate as the &quot;sole criterion&quot; in monitoring the country&#x27;s COVID-19 situation.</p><p>The agency said there are many factors or measures to consider as to an area’s increase in COVID-19 cases.</p><p>&quot;This means metrics such as transmission rate, contact rate, and longer durations of infectiousness are not sole drivers of transmission and increases in cases,&quot; the DOH said in a statement this month.</p><p>For the agency, the public should focus on the healthcare utilization rates and hospital admissions.</p><p>The Philippines on Monday tallied 727 new coronavirus infections, raising its tally to 4,155,758. Of the figure, some 10,761 are active COVID-19 cases.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/06/08/23/marcos-to-doh-chief-craft-covid-exit-plan-focus-on-tb">Marcos to health chief: Craft COVID exit plan, focus on TB</a></li></ul><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=2677844" 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 weekly COVID-19 positivity rate in Metro Manila decreased to 11.6 percent as of June 10, according to pandemic monitor OCTA Research.