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368 close contacts of patient positive for UK variant identified
A total of 368 individuals are being monitored by the Department of Health (DOH) in relation to the spread of the UK COVID-19 variant in Bontoc, Mountain Province and the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR).
Out of 233 individuals tested via RT-PCR from the close contacts, 57 tested positive for COVID-19.
Of the 57 positive cases, 12 were confirmed to be infected with the UK variant, while two tested negative for it.
Intensive contact tracing has been conducted, leading to over 2,000 individuals being tested in Bontoc and Sagada.
The DOH confirmed local transmission of the UK variant in Bontoc on Monday after detecting 12 cases in the area.
The source of the spread in Bontoc remains unclear, as the traveler from the UK who tested positive for COVID-19 showed no symptoms of the variant.
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