THE National Capital Region (NCR) continues to experience an increase in the number of new coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases in the past week, according to an independent research firm.

In its weekly report dated February 25, Octa said that while localized lockdowns may have helped slow down the spread of the infection, the cases continue to rise in Metro Manila as indicated by the reproduction number of R0 (pronounced as r-naught) = 1.32 from February 16-22, a spike from the R0 = 1.00 recorded from February 9-15.

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