1 COVID-19 Delta variant case detected in Taguig City

MANILA, Philippines — A case of the COVID-19 Delta variant has been detected in Taguig City, an official leading its pandemic efforts said.

Taguig Safe City Task Force head Clarence Santos said one of the city’s 73 detected variants was found to be the Delta variant, citing a report from its City Epidemiology and Disease Surveillance Unit.

“Ayon po sa report ng ating City Epidemiology and Disease Surveillance Unit, as of July 12, may mga nakita po tayong 73 na mga kaso ng variant ng COVID-19 dito sa Taguig. Ayon sa report, meron po tayong isang kaso ng Delta variant o yung nanggaling po sa India,” Santos said in an announcement on Sunday in Taguig City’s Facebook page.

(According to the report of our City Epidemiology and Disease Surveillance Unit, as of July 12, we have 73 cases of variants of COVID-19 here in Taguig. Based on the report, we have one case of the Delta variant which was first detected in India.)

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Santos said Taguig City also has 26 cases of the Alpha variant and 46 cases of the Beta variant.

It was not immediately clear if the Delta variant case in Taguig City was among the new cases announced by the Department of Health (DOH) last Friday.

The DOH has said 16 new Delta variant cases, including 11 “local cases,” were detected.

Of the local cases, six were detected from Northern Mindanao, two cases were detected in Metro Manila, one case has an address in Central Luzon but tested in Metro Manila, and two more cases from Western Visayas.

The other five new Delta variant cases were said to be returning overseas Filipinos.

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