The National Capital Region's (NCR) COVID-19 reproduction number slid further on Friday, according to Dr. Guido David of OCTA Research.
In a tweet, David said NCR's COVID-19 reproduction number went down to 0.97 from the 0.99 reported the previous day.
Reproduction number refers to the number of people that each case can infect.
David also said NCR growth rate is at -22% for a seven-day average of 4,480 cases, and that "[a]ll 17 LGUs (local government units) had negative 1-week growth rate."
The latest OCTA report covers the September 17 to 23 period.
Based on the report, 13 NCR LGUs had a reproduction number of less than 1, with Navotas having the lowest at 0.57.
Interviewed during Thursday's Laging Handa briefing, David said the...