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Bacolod City locks down 2 areas with Delta variant cases
Bacolod City has confirmed its first two local cases of the COVID-19 Delta variant.
The first case is a 71-year-old asymptomatic man from Barangay Banago, whose five household members also tested positive for COVID-19.
The second Delta variant case is a 32-year-old pregnant woman from Barangay Sum-ag, who was asymptomatic and had no travel history.
Mayor Evelio Leonardia has ordered the lockdown of the two residential areas in Barangays Sum-ag and Banago where the cases were confirmed.
The mayor stated that the localized containment measures were ordered immediately upon confirmation from health authorities.
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