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Covid positivity rate growth seen in Baguio

BAGUIO CITY: With the Christmas season in full swing, the Summer Capital continues to be under low risk (Level 1) status in terms of Covid-19 infections despite a spike in the city's two-week growth rate from minus 2 percent to 44 percent in cases.

In the regular management committee meeting of local officials on Nov. 8, 2022, led by Mayor Benjamin Magalong, city health officer Rowena Galpo said the city's Covid-19 positivity rate for the past two weeks also jumped from 8.34 percent to 18.57 percent, while its weekly infection rate slightly increased from 1.15 percent to 1.62 percent.