Dr. Guido David of OCTA on Saturday (Sept. 18) in a Twitter post said the one-week growth rates in the NCR were negative for the past few days.
He said the negative growth rates “strongly suggest that cases may have already peaked in the NCR.”
“The NCR had negative one-week growth rates for the past few days. When the growth rates are consistently negative, this is usually a sign that the peak in daily cases has been reached,” David said.
“Again, trends may still reverse, so we need to sustain our efforts so that these gains will not be lost,” he added.
9.19.21. More trend analysis for the NCR. One week growth rates in the NCR were negative for the past few days, strongly suggesting cases may have already peaked in the NCR @dzbb @cnnphilippines @allangatus @dzrhnews @News5PH @smninews @NewsRmn @haydeesampang @EagleNews @dwiz882 pic.twitter.com/Yu8rCiORbF
— Dr. Guido David (@iamguidodavid) September 18, 2021
Meanwhile, the local government unit with the highest number of new cases in the country is Quezon City with a total of 1,141 cases.
LGUs with the highest number of new cases reported on 9.18.21 per DOH. @dzbb @cnnphilippines @allangatus @NewsRmn @smninews @News5PH @PatrickTulfo @dzrhnews pic.twitter.com/lnOXOwSSwx
— Dr. Guido David (@iamguidodavid) September 18, 2021
Following Quezon City are Pasig City (552), Metro Manila (551), Taguig City (410), and Davao City (387). – Report from Mark Fetalco/PG – jlo