The Health Agency announces 199 new cases with no added deaths today. The NCR accounted for 31% of today’s numbers, with Quezon City as the lone LGU in NCR reporting double digits (11 cases) today. While the rest of the LGUs in Mega Manila had single digits, only two had zero covid. These were: Malabon and Pateros.
Outside of NCR, only the province of Rizal had double digits with 11 cases. However, the following provinces/HUCs (highly urbanized cities) saw more cases today than usual: Laguna 9, Negros Occidental 9, Cebu 9 (7 province, 2 city), Baguio City 9, Bacolod City 8, General Santos City 6, Isabela 5 and Zamboanga City 5.
The reproduction rate as of May 19 for the Philippines is up at 1.20 (+/-0.05) from a previous 1.02.
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