The Health Agency announces 215 new cases and 3 added deaths on May 20. The National Capital Region owned 90 of these cases. The LGU in Mega Manila that led the haul was Quezon City with 27 cases, followed by the City of Manila with 13. Three LGUs in NCR reported zero covid. They were: Navotas, San Juan and Pateros.
Outside of NCR, only the province of Cavite saw double digits with 12 cases. However, note that in some areas, while the numbers remain at single digit, the cases are up from zero. Example is Leyte that saw 6 cases today.
The reproduction rate is at 1.02 (+/- 0.05) as of May 17, 2022. Which means that the numbers will most likely be on a slight upward trend or plateau at 200 mark in the coming days.
