(UPDATE) DESPITE an increase in the number of Covid-19 cases in the National Capital Region (NCR or Metro Manila), there is no need to be alarmed yet as the hospital utilization rate remained at low risk, independent tracker OCTA Research said.

In a public briefing on government-run PTV 4 on Tuesday, OCTA senior research fellow Dr. Guido David said they are not projecting any increase in the hospitalization rate despite the seven-day average in the number of cases increasing to 225 cases per day from June 14 to 20 and the positivity rate increasing to 4 percent.

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