MANILA, Philippines — Two additional cases of the highly contagious Delta variant have been detected in the country, the Department of Health (DOH) said Monday. This increased total Delta variant infections in the Philippines to 19 as of July 5.
The two cases were also part of the total 256 patients recently found to be infected with different variants of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, which causes the deadly illness COVID-19.
According to DOH, the two latest Delta variant cases were Filipinos with travel history from Saudi Arabia who arrived in the Philippines on May 29 and completed the 10-day isolation period.
The DOH, however, said the two patients have already recovered …
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