The country logged a 29-percent increase in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the past seven days and is now averaging 11,127 new cases daily, OCTA Research said in its report on Sunday, Aug. 15.

Based on OCTA’s monitoring from Aug. 8 to 14, the reproduction number in the Philippines was at 1.46, meaning one person with COVID-19 is infecting up to two other individuals.

READ: https://mb.com.ph/2021/08/15/ph-averages-11000-covid-cases-per-day-very-likely-to-continue-to-rise-octa-research/