MANILA, Philippines — Metro Manila's seven-day COVID-19 positivity rate further decreased to 21 percent as of May 28, 2023. This is down from the previous week's 25 percent. The figures came from Octra Research fellow Guido David on Tuesday. 'The reproduction number decreased to 0.97 or less than 1 as of May 26,' he said on Twitter. However, hospital occupancy went up slightly from 28 to 29 percent. Meanwhile, despite the drop in coronavirus infections in Metro Manila, David noted spikes in several other provinces in Luzon.

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