OCTA: 4 Metro Manila areas near

downward trend in COVID-19

cases
Published September 9, 2021, 1:20 PM
by  Jhon Aldrin Casinas
Four areas in Metro Manila is approaching a downward trend in new cases of coronavirus
disease (COVID-19), the OCTA Research said Thursday, Sept. 9.
 OCTA Research monitoring report

Based on OCTA’s latest monitoring report, these areas are Navotas (1.04), Las Piñas (1.11),
Malabon (1.13), and Pasay (1.16).

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It noted that the reproduction numbers, which refers to the average number of secondary
infections by each infected individual, in these four areas were close to 1.1.
OCTA explained that a reproduction number less than 1 means that the trend in new cases
will shift on a downward trajectory.

“These four LGUs (local government units) had negative one-week growth rates,” the report
stated.

“Trends may change anytime, so it is important that LGUs and their residents sustain their
effort to bring the cases down,” it added.

Citing the data from the Department of Health, OCTA reported that the National Capital
Region (NCR) 3,175 new infections on Sept. 8.

“However, there was a reported technical error which may have caused the number of cases
to decrease,” OCTA said.

According to the group, the NCR had an average of 5,129 new cases per day from Sept. 2 to
8, equivalent to 9 percent higher than the daily average from Aug. 26 to Sept. 1.

Metro Manila’s reproduction number was at 1.30, while the region’s positivity rate was at
25 percent.

Hospital bed occupancy in the region was at 67 percent, while its intensive care unit
occupancy was at 74 percent.