PH logs biggest Covid surge but drop in NCR cases seen

by Red Mendoza - Catherine S. Valente

Jan 16, 2022 12:12 am

Updated at 12:11 am

THE National Capital Region (NCR) on Saturday has recorded a slowdown in the growth of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases, from 5 percent on Thursday to 3 percent on Friday, according to a senior fellow of the OCTA Research Group.

Dr. Guido David said that based on his calculations of data from the Department of Health (DoH), NCR's reproduction number has also decreased to 3.22, down from 3.77 on January 10 and nearly half of the 6.12 reported on January 3.

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Updated at 12:11 amTHE National Capital Region (NCR) on Saturday has recorded a slowdown in the growth of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases, from 5 percent on Thursday to 3 percent on Friday, according to a senior fellow of the OCTA Research Group.

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Updated at 12:11 am

THE National Capital Region (NCR) on Saturday has recorded a slowdown in the growth of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases, from 5 percent on Thursday to 3 percent on Friday, according to a senior fellow of the OCTA Research Group.