MANILA, Philippines — Metro Manila and Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, and Quezon) have the highest number of cases of B.1.1.7 and B.1.351 variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in the country, the Department of Health (DOH) said Wednesday.
Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said Metro Manila has a total of 358 cases of the B.1.1.7 variant that was first detected in the United Kingdom, 602 cases of the B.1.351 first detected in South Africa, and 39 cases of the P.3 variant that was first reported in the Philippines.
Meanwhile, in Calabarzon, there are a total of 145 cases of the B.1.1.7, 121 cases of the B.1.351, and six cases of…
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