MANILA, Philippines — COVID-19 cases in the NCR Plus and the rest of Luzon are going down, but Visayas and Mindanao are seeing an upward trend in the rate of infections, the Department of Health (DOH) said Tuesday.
Dr. Alethea De Guzman, officer-in-charge of the DOH Epidemiology Bureau, said cases at the NCR Plus continue to go on a downward trend and are now lower than during the start of the enhanced community quarantine in March.
Specifically, Metro Manila and Central Luzon are showing a “marked decline,” as cases in Calabarzon and the rest of Luzon also decrease but at a slower rate.
On the flip site, Visayas and Mindanao are having an uptick in the number of infection…
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