The Health Agency announces 770 new cases, a tad up from yesterday’s 712 but with 12 additional deaths today. The NCR owned 373 (48%) of the total cases for the day.
The cases in NCR was led by 10 LGUs that had double digits. Quezon City had a new high of 77 cases followed by Manila and Makati with 52 apiece, Pasig 35, Taguig and Parañaque 34 each, Mandaluyong 24, Las Piñas 15, Muntinlupa and Pasay City with 11 each. NO LGU in NCR had zero covid.
CALABARZON had 137 cases today with Laguna accounting for 42, Cavite 36, Rizal 33, Batangas 19 and Quezon Province 7.
Other provinces with double digits today were: Bulacan 12, Pampanga 12, Iloilo 36, Negros Occidental 11, Cadiz 13, and Cebu 36.
Provinces that saw a rise in cases were: Camarines Sur 5, Cagayan de Oro 7, and Antique 7.
7-day Positivity rate remained at 4.7% but is now 5.3% for NCR.
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