2 new cases of COVID-19 Delta variant detected in Bacolod

BACOLOD CITY – Two new COVID-19 Delta variant cases have been detected in Bacolod City.

According to Dr. Chris Sorongon, Bacolod Emergency Operations Center deputy for medical data and analysis, those infected with the Delta variant involved a 32-year-old hospital health care worker from Barangay Singcang, and a 31-year-old unemployed Sum-ag resident.

Both were symptomatic.

The Singcang resident had a fever, cough and allergic rhinitis, while the Sum-ag resident had a fever, cough, and a sore throat.

Both have recovered from COVID-19 but will be retested for the virus and their residences will be locked down in compliance with Department of Health rules, Sorongon said.

“The lockdown will be lifted if they test negative for the virus,” he said.

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