MANILA, Philippines — The COVID-19 case fatality rate (CFR) in the National Capital Region (NCR) has noticeably decreased in the past month, according to the OCTA Research group.
“There has been a marked decrease in the case fatality rate in the NCR since the beginning of the year,” OCTA said in its monitoring report released Saturday.
According to the group, the overall CFR in the NCR dropped to 0.78 percent from June 1 to July 6, 2021, a 26-percent decrease from the 1.06 percent recorded in the first three months of the year.
“This means there are now less than 1 out of every 100 COVID-19 cases dying due to COVID,” it explained.
“In comparison, the CFR in th…
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