DOH: NCR now low risk for COVID-19, 4 other regions tagged as high risk

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MANILA, Philippines — The National Capital Region (NCR) is now classified as being low risk for COVID-19 in terms of case trend and data. However, four other regions are now tagged as high risk, the Department of Health (DOH) said Wednesday.

Data presented by Dr. Alethea De Guzman, OIC-Director of the DOH’s Epidemiology Bureau during an online media forum showed that Caraga, Western Visayas, Davao Region, and Soccsksargen are currently at a high-risk COVID-19 case trend.

“We are now classifying four areas as high risk in terms of their case data and trend. These are Caraga, Regions 6, 11, and 12, all coming from the Visayas and Mindanao region,” she said.

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