MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) reported on Friday 16 additional cases, including 11 “local cases,” of the Delta variant of COVID-19 in the Philippines.
“The DOH, Philippine Genome Center and University of the Philippines – National Institutes of Health report the detection of 16 new Delta variant cases including the first local cases based on the latest whole genome sequencing report,” Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said in an online media briefing.
“Five of the 16 cases are returning overseas Filipinos… Eleven cases are classified as local cases,” she added.
The World Health Organization earlier said the Delta variant, first ide…
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