Are more COVID-19 cases now coming from outside NCR?

MANILA — There are now more COVID-19 cases coming from outside the National Capital Region, according to the Department of Health.

From logging an average 2,357 cases daily in August, NCR logged only an average of 1,821 daily in the week of Sept. 11 to 17 and an average of 1,209 daily in the week of Sept. 18 to 24. “Maaaring malaking porsyenteo galing din po sa labas ng National Capital Region,” Vergeire said on Monday when asked about the large number of cases. “Pero syempre tinitingnan pa rin natin. We are trying to analyze the numbers right now.

ABS-CBN Data Analytics Head Edson Guido said that the NCR seems to be following the trend of the Philippines, which “goes to show how significant its share is relative to the total.”He said Region 7, which includes Cebu, has shown improvement with cases “now definitely lower.” DOH data also showed an improvement in the NCR’s hospital occupancy, with its critical care utilization rate being downgraded from a high risk level of 67% on September 2 to just medium risk at 58% on September 20.Region 4A also saw an increase in mid-September, driven by cases from Batangas, Cavite, Laguna and Rizal. The four provinces are usually included in the DOH’s daily list of provinces with the most number of newly-announced cases.

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