MANILA, Philippines — The recent surge in the number of COVID-19 cases in Metro Manila was faster than what has been initially predicted, analytics group OCTA Research said Friday.
In its latest report, OCTA Research said they projected that COVID-19 cases in the National Capital Region (NCR) would reach 2,000 new cases by March 22, or over a week from today, March 12. However, NCR has already logged 1,975 new infections on March 11, it noted.
According to the group, the rapid climb was due to a higher rate of infection or reproduction number, currently at 1.8 — higher than the 1.6 which was part of OCTA Research’s previous predictions.
“It appears that the current…
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