The seven-day COVID-19 positivity rate in the National Capital Region (NCR) further rose to 12.4%, while increases were also seen in 12 Luzon provinces, independent monitoring group OCTA Research reported Monday.
In a tweet, OCTA fellow Dr. Guido David said NCR’s positivity rate — or the percentage of people who were found positive for COVID-19 among the total number of individuals tested — had an uptick from 11.1% on November 26 to 12.4% on December 3.
Nueva Ecija logged the recent highest positivity rate in Luzon at 39.1%, up from 32.9% on November 26. It was followed by Camarines Sur with 38.8%, and Isabela with 38.6%.
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