CDO confirms 4 new Delta variant cases, total now 25

Cagayan de Oro has confirmed four new cases of the highly infectious COVID-19 Delta variant, bringing the city's total to 25.

Among the new cases is a one-year-old male infant, with three other cases involving women aged 56, 37, and 25.

The three women tested positive for COVID-19 on July 27 and were initially cleared but were later sent back to an isolation facility upon confirmation of the Delta variant.

Health workers have traced six primary contacts of the three women in various barangays, and city officials are coordinating with a neighboring city regarding the infant's case.

This development comes as Cagayan de Oro's quarantine status was downgraded to modified enhanced community quarantine after 31 days of strict enhanced community quarantine.