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The Department of Health announced 55 new cases of the highly infectious Delta variant of COVID-19 on Sunday, July 25.
This brings the total number of confirmed Delta variant cases in the Philippines to 119.
Among these new cases, one has died while the other 54 have been tagged as recovered, said the DOH.
In addition, 37 of the new Delta cases were local, 17 were found among returning overseas Filipinos (ROF), and one is still being verified.
The 37 local cases were from the following regions:
- Calabarzon – 14
- Northern Mindanao – 8
- Metro Manilla – 6
- Central Luzon – 6
- Davao Region – 2
- Ilocos Region – 1
The DOH also announced 94 new Alpha (B.1.1.7) variant cases, 179 Beta (B.1.351) variant cases, and 9 P.3 variant cases in the Philippines.
Here are additional details about the new cases for other COVID-19 variants.
Alpha variant
- Among the new cases, 87 were local cases, 1 was an ROF, and 6 were still being verified
- Two of the newly-reported cases have died, 91 have recovered, while 1 remains active
- Total Alpha variant cases now at 1,775
Beta variant
- Among the new cases, 168 were local cases, 4 were ROFs, and 7 were still under verification
- One of the newly-reported cases has died, 175 have recovered, two remain active, while one is still being verified
- Total Beta variant cases now at 2,019
P3 variant
- All 9 new cases were local cases and tagged as recovered
These findings were part of the government’s latest batch of whole genome sequencing, which was aided by additional resources for COVID-19 biosurveillance, said the DOH.
However, there are concerns the actual number of Delta variant cases may be higher, as the Philippine Genome Center is only sequencing a small percentage of the positive cases.
On July 22, the health department confirmed the local transmission of the highly transmissible Delta variant in the Philippines. The DOH then urged Filipinos to avoid “unnecessary travels and gatherings.”
The government then placed Metro Manila, Ilocos Norte, and Ilocos Sur under a general community quarantine (GCQ) with heightened restrictions from July 23 until July 31. Davao de Oro and Davao del Norte were also moved to the same GCQ level, down from a stricter modified enhanced community quarantine or ECQ. – Rappler.com– Rappler.com
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